Historical sketch of the Congregational church in Belchertown, Mass.

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HISTORICAL SKETCH

OF THE

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH

IN BELCHERTOWN, MASS.,
FROM ITS ORGANIZATION, 114 YEARS,

WITH NOTICES OF

THE PASTORS AND OFFICERS,

AND LIST OF COMMUNICANTS CHRONOLOGICALLY ARRANGED,

TRACING GENEALOGIES, INTERMARRIAGES AND FAMILY RELATIVES.

ALSO, EMBRACING NUMEROUS FACTS AND INCIDENTS RELATING

TO THE FIRST SETTLERS AND

EARLY HISTORY OF THE PLACE.
By HON. MARK DOOLITTLE.

"I will remember the work of the Lord: Surely I will remember thy
wonders of old. I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy
doings." "Thy way O God, is in the Sanctuary: Who is so great a
God as our God."

NORTHAMPTON, MASS.
PUBLISHED BY HOPKINS, BRIDGMAN & CO.

1852. /T^oTl u/777

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Entered according to an Act of Congress, in the year 1852,

By Hopkins, Bmdgman & Co.,
In the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the District of Mass.

H. 8. TAYLOR, PEINTEE.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS.

PREFACE.

In giving the following pages to the pub-
lic through the press, a few introductory re-
marks seem to me appropriate. In the un-
dertaking and progress of collecting materials
comprised in this little volume, the thought
of giving them to the public in this way never
entered my mind. The labor was begun, in
a limited way, many years since, and attend-
ed to only when other things did not press,
as a paramount claim upon my time, and
pursued to gratify my own curiosity, having a
desire to learn who, in by -gone days, occu-
pied the places we now occupy; ivhence they
were, and ivhat they were in condition, char-
acter and pursuits, in life's short pilgrimage.
The more I gathered relating to them the
greater was my desire to gather more, and
extend it to their whole history, political, civil,
religious, and social; and this, from all the
sources within my reach, records, writings
and orally, carefully preserving all that seem-
ed to aid me in attaining my object. Some
six years since, in looking over my loose

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sheets, I found them more voluminous than
I had supposed, and not a little chaotic. I
saw that if they were ever to be of any use to
anybody they must be arranged in a more
systematic manner. This I did, by giving
them the form of connected historical narra-
tive. Some of the inhabitants here, knowing
that I had such manuscripts, desired me to
give them in the form of Lectures, to the peo-
ple. This I did during the winter of 1846-7,
taking such portions of them as were suited
to such a course. After these lectures were
closed, desires were repeatedly expressed to
me to let them go to the public through the
press, or particular parts of them, if the whole
could not be given. Such requests were
made by those connected with some of the
public periodical journals of the day, as well
as by others. I declined giving them, imag-
ining that if the results of my labors would
give interest or edification at any period of
time, it could be so only in future years, to
those that will live after us ; that the present
generation would take little or no interest in
the matter, more especially, as the settlement
in this place was some seventy years later
than that in some other towns in the County.
Nothing has gone out from them through the

PREFACE.

press, except a short extract published in the
"Historical and Genealogical Register," the
April number, 1848, and that was furnished
at the request of Rev. Dr. Coggswell, editor
of that journal. A few months since, the
Congregational Church in this place, whose
history is sketched in these pages, took action
on the subject, which appears from their vote
in the following extract from the church rec-
ords, which has been communicated to me.
"It being known that the Hon. Mark Boo-
little has at much expense of time and labor
been gathering facts respecting the early his-
tory of the town, with notices of the first set-
tlers, and a sketch of the Congregational
Church from its organization to the present
time, the publication of which might be de-
sirable, the church appointed a committee of
seven, including the pastor, to confer with Mr.
Doolittle on this subject The committee, re-
ported, that conferring with Mr. Doolittle he
expressed a readiness to make any disposal
of his work which would meet the wishes of
the community, and freely submitted his pa-
pers to their inspection. From a partial ex-
amination of them, they were satisfied that he
had prosecuted his researches with great in-
dustry and fidelity, and had prepared a work
of much interest and value, and in accord-
ance with their recommendation, the church
unanimously voted that Mr. Doolittle be re-

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PREFACE.

spectfully requested to permit the results of
his labors to be given to the public through
the press ; it being understood, that as the
author of the work, he alone is responsible
for its statements and contents.

A true copy of the records of the church.
Attest, Sam'l Wolcott."

Belchertown, Oct. 4, 1851.

This request of the Church, " unanimously"
expressed, I cheerfully comply with. That
portion of my collections contained in this
volume relate, to a considerable extent, to the
church, and the early religious interests of the
place, though not exclusively to these. There
is a tribute of respect due to the memory of
those who established and sustained the or-
dinances of religion here, in the early settle-
ment of the place, and we of this day should
acknowledge it. In prosecuting my labors,
I have found records and writings very few
and scanty. I have derived assistance by
communications with many individuals, both
written and oral; I would express my ac-
knowledgments to them for the aid received.
To none am I under greater obligations than
to Sylvester Judd, Esq., of Northampton, in
permitting me access to his very extensive
collection of antique things. In the course
of my inquiry, for facts relating to the past, I

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have been forcibly reminded of the truth of
the common remark, that "we live in a
day of progress" Truly it is so, and the pro-
gress is so rapid that it gives but a moment to
witness passing events, and no time to turn a
thought to the past. A considerate mind
would seem to require some knowledge of
the past, that it may the better direct its future
movements ; especially so, as we derive all the
materials we can use as directories for the
future from the store-house of the past. It is
but by a careful survey of the past that we ob-
tain a knowledge of the reality of tilings —
things as they have existed — the truth of his-
tory. Truth is all that ever has or ever can
benefit men in their existence, or their acts in
any thing. There is the same connection be-
tween cause and effect now that there ever
was. The laws of God's Frovidence govern-
ing the affairs of this world are uniform in
their operations, equally so in the moral as in
the physical world. The results of the moral
influences in the formation of mind and char-
acter, are as uniform, and as well established,
as any laws governing the movements of the
heavenly bodies, or the changing seasons,
and can be traced in their effects as surely as
rain, sunshine, and genial summer breezes

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can be, in giving life and verdure to the veg-
etable kingdom.

A view of the past is both instructing and
delightful. Ancient fashions, customs, usages
of any sort, are not only objects of curiosity,
but furnish substantial assistance to the mind
in reasoning from the past to the future. He
who would live usefully in the world, to any
good purpose, must deal with principles, with
facts and with men. There has been no pe-
riod of the world's history more richly furnish-
ed with all these, and suited to our instruc-
tion, than that of the New England Fathers.
The single, stern, unyielding puritanic trait
that shone conspicuously in their character,
regarding the claims of private judgment, the
dictates of conscience, and the requirements of
God's Laws, in defiance of all arbitrary des-
potic power, however marshalled and impos-
ing, is to be the touch-stone for testing the
moral and religious character of men in ail
future time, and like the stone cut out of the
mountain without hands, destined to fill the
whole earth, to achieve the final triumphs of
the millennial year.

Mark Doolittle.

Belchertown, Nov., 1851.

INDEX

Alphabetical List of Communicants in the Church, and

numbers identifying persons 237 to 249

Belchertown. Topography 13

Equivalent land ; Cold Spring ; First settlers ;

when and -whence 16

Eirst Precinct meeting by Legislative authority 84

Town Incorporation 43

Billing, Rev. Edward. Eirst settled minister 18

His ministry, marriage, dismission, sketch of. ..25 — 30

Brainerd Church. (See Church).

Catechumen System 35 — 37

Church. Eirst Congregational organized 19

Vote of 38

Faith of 38—54

Brainerd organized 68

The two united 70

Alphabetical list of members 237

Chronological list of, with notices 84

Clancy, Bey. John. His call, installation and dismission 74

Cold Spring. Township first so called 15

Coleman, Rev. Lyman. His call, ordination, marriage, minis-
try, dismission, foreign travels, publications, &C..61-66

X INDEX.

Communicants in the Church.. (See Church).

Chronological list of members 84

Covenant. Half -way system noticed 30 — 37

Controversy relating to it 28

Currency. Variation of 25 — 26

Deacons 80

Enfield, Church in organized. (See marginal number 20G).

Explanations of marginal numbers, &c 81

Family Instruction, Religious, &c, its effects 44

Forward, Rev. Justus. His call, settlement, marriage,
ministry, death ; sketch of life, character and
lineage 38, 54, 56

Mrs. Forward's death noticed 55

Genealogies of Families, Early Settlers and others.

The John Smith family, (See Appendix A.) 251

" Lyman " " B 253

" Bridgman " " C 255

« Stebbins " " D 256

« Towne « « E 258

" D wight " » F 260

" Phelps « " G 263

" Warner «« " H 264

" Bar dwell " " 1 266

" Hannum " «< K 267

« Graves " « L 268

" Cowles « «* M 270

" Henry Smith, Rev. " N 271

(See marginal numbers (554,) {555), and (565).

INDEX . XI

The Doolittle family, (See Appendix F.) 273

11 Filer " (See marginal numbers) 380

" Root " « " 105

"Walker " " " 99

"Montague " " " 1022

Law, the higher, regarded as obligatory 46

Meeting House, the first built 19 — 27

Second 50

The Brainerd meeting house built 70

Missionary Spirit manifested 46

Mortality, ratio of 45

Northampton, First Congregational Church in, organized

(See marginal number) 105

Oyiatt, Rev. George A. His call, ordination over the

Brainerd Church and Society 68

His marriage, ministry, installation over the

united Church, dismission 70 — 72

Mrs. Oviatt's death noticed 73

Pastors of the Church, periods of their official tenures. . . .78, 79

Petitions to the General Court 17, 27, 46

Porter, Rev. Experience. His call, installation, mar-
riage, dismission, death, sketch of his life and
character 56 — 60

Mrs. Porter's death noticed 59

Also see Appendix N 271

Precinct Meeting, the first called in the place by or-
der from General Court. See marginal figure
(1), John Smith 84

Xll INDEX.

Proprietors, original, of the township 15

Religion and Religious Institutions, importance of, in

the estimation of the early settlers 20

Their vigilance to sustain them 28

Revivals of Religion 47, 48, 57, 63, 75

Reid, Rev. Jared. His call, installation, ministry,

dismission, &c 66

Mrs. Reid's death noticed 67

Revivals of Religion. (See Religion and Religious Institutions.)

Revolution, war of, 45

French war, (see marginal figures) 42, 87

Also Note B, at the end of the volume, refer-
red to from page 29.

Schools, first in the place 45

Settlement, the first in the place 16

Smith, Rev. Ethan, sketch of 48

Stipend connected with ministerial call and settlement 25

Wolcott, Rev. Samuel. His ordination as foreign mission-
ary, marriage, travel in foreign lands, death of
his wife, return, second marriage, installation
and ministry here 75 — 77

HISTORICAL SKETCHES

OF THE

Cuttgrtgntiflttnl Cjjurrjj at Sdrljrrfatun,

The territory, now Belchcrtown, is situated in the
easterly part of the county of Hampshire, Massachusetts,
twelve miles easterly of Connecticut river, and fifteen
from Northampton, and was never included in any grant
made to proprietors. of any other township. It was early
known and designated as a part of the " equivalent
lands" and so known many years before any permanent
settlements were made within its limits. This appella-
tion was given in consequence of the following histori-
cal incidents. The first grant made of lands in Con-
necticut by the Plymouth Council to the Earl of War-
wick in 1630, and which the Earl soon assigned to Lord
Say or Seal, Lord Brook and others, was very indefinite ; the
territory conveyed was very imperfectly known. John
Mason, as agent for the Colony of Connecticut, in 1661,
bought of the Indians all lands which had not been be-
fore purchased by particular towns, and made a surrender
of them to the Colony. The Colonists then petitioned
the crown for a charter confirming their rights to the
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land. In 1662, Charles II. issued his letters patent in
Compliance with their request, and fixed the boundaries as
follows : " All that part of his Majesty's Dominions in
New England, in America, bounded east by Narraganset
river, commonly called Narraganset Bay, where the river
falleth into the sea ; and on the north by the line of
Massachusetts plantation, and on the south by the sea,
and in longitude as the line of the Massachusetts Colony,
running from east to west, that is to say, from the said
Narraganset Bay on the east to the south sea on the west
part, with the Islands thereunto belonging." The north
line of this grant, (as well as others) was still undefined ;
settlements were beginning in Enfield, Somers, Wood-
stock and Suffield, on the line between the two govern-
ments ; these towns were supposed to lie within the limits
of Massachusetts ; the government of Massachusetts ex-
tended its jurisdiction over them, and protected them in the
Indian wars. This state of things continued for years,
till Indian hostilities had subsided, English settlements
multiplied, and lands attained to some value, when it be-
came necessary to ascertain the true line between the two
governments, with more accuracy than it had been done
in the original grants. A survey was had, and it was
found that the true line between the two governments was
north of these towns ; they were within the Connecticut
line. In 1648, Enfield was granted by the General Court
of Massachusetts to Springfield; in 1670, a grant was
made by the same authority, of the town of Suffield to
Maj. John Pyncheon. Lines corresponding with these
grants included Somers and Woodstock within Massa-
chusetts, and Massachusetts claimed the jurisdiction over
them; Connecticut consented to that jurisdiction, upon
condition that Massachusetts should grant a jurisdiction

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 15

within its limits to Connecticut, of equal extent, as an
equivalent ; such a treaty between the two governments
was carried into effect. Ware, Belchertoum, and Pelham,
comprised the equivalent territory. At that time no
grants had been made to any individuals or proprietary
within these territories ; they were a part of the public
domain. Connecticut continued to hold such jurisdiction
within the Massachusetts lines till 1727, when they sold
their right to the territory now Belchertown, to seven in-
dividuals residing in and near Boston, in six equal
divisions ; the first division to Paul Dudley two thirds,
and Col, John Wainright one thi;d; second division one
sixth to John Caswell ; third division one sixth to Col.
Thomas Fitch ; fourth division one sixth to Adington
Devenport ; fifth division one sixth to Jonathan Belcher,
Esq. ; sixth division one sixth to William Clark's heirs.
During the months of October and November of that
year, the territory was surveyed, delineated, and plotted
on a chfirt by Col. Timothy Dwight of Northampton.
This chart is now in my possession. It is evidently drawn
with great accuiacy by the hand of a master. Col. Dwight
was much employed in his day in surveying and plotting
towns in this section of the country. He was the grand-
father of Rev. Timothy Dwight, D. D., late President
of Yale College. Upon the sale of this territory to these
proprietors, the jurisdiction was transferred to Massachu-
setts, and the aforesaid towns within the Connecticut line§
taken under the Connecticut jurisdiction. The territory
now called Belcher town was called Cold Spring. The
lines in Col. D wight's survey to the above mentioned
purchases, contain 27,390 acres. At the time the town
was incorporated, in June 1701, by the name of Belcher-
toion, it included an additional territory on the north, not

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embraced in Col. D wight's survey, of about 12,000 acres,
a part since incorporated with Enfield. No sooner had
these purchasers obtained the Connecticut title to this
territory, than an attempt was made to bring forward a
settlement ; to that time no permanent settlements had
, been made within its limits. The earlier settlers in
the towns on Connecticut river, from Northampton,
Hadley and Hatfield, had ranged over these hills and
through these valleys for gain ; it was a fine hunting
ground — game in abundance ; cattle were driven in herds
from these places, during the summer season, to browse
through these forests ; temporary settlements were made for
the purpose of boxing the pines, and gathering the turpen-
tine, and perhaps for securing a competent supply of candle-
wood. An order had passed the town of Northampton in

1699, that no more candle-wood should be collected for use
within seven miles of the meeting-house, on forfeiture o'f
the same ; and another order by the same authority in

1700, saying, pine trees were not to be boxed for turpentine
within three miles ; these sources of gain must be sought
beyond these limits, if sought at all. As a means for
bringing forward a settlement here, the Proprietors pro-
posed to make gratuitous grants to the settlers in the older
towns on the river, of lands, upon condition of re-
moval, and permanent settlement upon them. The propo-
sals were acceded to, and several families from North-
ampton, Hatfield and Hadley removed here in July 1731.
The first pioneers were Samuel Bascom, Benjamin
Stebbins, and Aaron Lyman, from Northampton, and
John Bardwell and Jonathan Graves, of Halfield. We
have no local records of their transactions anterior to
1739. From a Petition on the files of the General Court,
in the State Archives, dated December 1737, signed by

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the settlers, we learn that settlers were here, and
something as to their numbers and names. They say,
" they had twenty families, and more expected soon."
They pray the General Court to grant them a land tax to
aid them, " for they are about settling a minister and build-
ing a meeting house." In another Petition presented to
the General Court, dated November 1738, the petitioners
say, " we have agreed with Mr. Noah Merrick to settle
with us in the gospel ministry, and pray for the privileges
of a township." Mr. Merrick did not settle here. In
January 1739, another petition was presented to the Gen-
eral Court, praying for the same privileges. In another
petition to the General Court, elated November 1740, the
petitioners say, they " are greatly in debt for building a
meeting house, outside covered and glazed, and a minister
settled ; we are but twenty families, and owe Judge Dud-
ley and others over two hundred pounds for lands for our
minister's settlement, and to our minister between two and
three hundred pounds for salary and settlement. We
have sustained preaching Jive or six years, and have ad-
vanced the estates of the proprietors more than our own
by settling Cold Spring," and pray for permission to tax
non-resident land to aid them. The names appended to
these petitions were substantially the same ; in addition
to the pioneers already named, they were John Smith, Eb-
enezer Bridgman, Moses Hannum, Eliakim Phelps, Joseph
Bar dwell, Nathaniel D wight, Abner Smith, Joseph Bridg-
man, Benjamin Billings, Stephen Crawfoot, Thomas
Graves, Joseph King, and Robert Brown. From the Pe-
titions above referred to, and from others presented about
the same period from the same source, we obtain these
facts : that these settlers began to bring forward a per-
manent settlement here in July 1731 ; that between that
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period and 1736, inclusive, they had increased to twenty
families; that in November 1740, they were but twenty
familics, and greatly embarrassed with debt ; that they
had sustained preaching five or six years with that number
and under very severe trials. The first records to be
found remaining of the doings here by these settlers, are
under date February 1739, and relate to the settlement of
the Rev. Edward Billing, the first settled minister in the
place. Time or accident has removed a part of the record ;
what remains is a part of Mr. Billing's answer to the call
of the people to settle with them in the gospel ministry.
He says,

" The two hundred acres of land which cost two

hundred and pounds, and one hundred and sixty

pounds to be paid in work towards building, at present,
and forty pounds more to be paid in eight year's, viz. five
pounds a year, all which is reckoned as settlement. Af-
ter a consideration of the call and invitation which the
people of Cold-spring have given me to settle in the min-
istry among them, I have, I hope, determined with a
sense of my insufficiency for so great a work without di-
vine conduct and assistance, and with a dependence upon
the Lord Jesus in that work in this place, and do declare
my acceptance of your call. Edwaed Billing.

Cold Spring, February 22d, 1739.

This answer was made to a precinct meeting held th«
same date ; a vote followed appointing John Smith, Samu-
el Bascom, Stephen Crawjoot, Aaron Lyman and Jonathasri
Graves, a committee to agree with Mr. Billing about the
time of ordination, and to send letters to the several
churches to require their assistance. No record remains of
the precise time of Mr. Billing's ordination, but from

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH 1ST BELCHEETOWN. 19

•sundry entries on the precinct records relating to him, it
is pretty certain that he was ordained in April 1739.
A church had been organized here previously, but the ex-
actness of that date no record tells us when. From sun-
dry acts in their precinct meetings, their provisions for a
place of public worship, the necessity they felt resting
upon them to sustain the ordinances of the gospel, which
appears fully in their doings, as well as the traditionary
account of the matter, the evidence is quite satisfactory to
my own mind that the church was organized in the spring
of 1737. No church records are remaining of any thing
anterior to February 26th 1756 ; what we have relating to
the church, before that date is gathered from other sources.
Connected with the establishment of the church,
nearly in the year of 1737, was brought up the subject
of erecting a meeting house ; preparations were made,
in 1738 it was raised, covered, and used as a place
of worship, though not finished till 1 746, and then done
in a manner suited to the embarrassed circumstances of
the settlement. A prominent principle that seemed to
govern all their doings, was to sustain the ordinances of
religion, the ministry, and the stated public worship of
God. To sustain these institutions was not a question of
policy or expediency to be settled as freak or fancy might
lead the way. In their estimation, they constituted the
moral aliment of their lives, and were indispensable for
their prosperity in all things temporal as well as spiritual.
By examining the records of the doings of the inhabit-
ants of Cold Spring for twenty years, in the precinct
meetings, next following 1741, it will be found they had
about seventy meetings, under warrants containing over
seven hundred distinct articles to be acted upon ; more
than one half, exclusive of the organizing the meetings,

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related to their ecclesiastical concerns. A prompt, per-
severing and ever wakeful vigilance to sustain the great
truths of the Bible, in doctrine and duty, and to give
them efficiency in life, was, in their view, the only con-
dition on which blessings could be expected. This was
not an original thought with them. It was the Puri-
tan doctrine, derived from higher than even Puritan
authority. It was taught by Patriarchs, Prophets, and
Apostles, and holy men in all ages of the world. It took
deep root in the hearts of the great Reformers in the 14th,
15th, 16th and 17th centuries. It Avas the spirit-moving
power which brought the Fathers of New England here,
and sustained them here, in defiance of all opposition.
It is this doctrine, in its results, that has given prosperity
and success to the land beyond a parallel in the history
of the world. I am not aware that the experiment has
ever been made by any government in any age of the
world, till it was made by the Fathers of New England,
to require its subjects, by legal enactments, to sustain re-
ligious institutions and the public worship of God, and at
the same time extend equal governmental protection and
toleration to all classes and religious denominations. In
New England the experiment has been made, and has
succeeded to a charm. The necessity of supporting the
institutions of religion, and toleration to those of all re-
ligious sects alike by government, was an article of the
faith of the New England Fathers and of the Patriots
of the Revolution. The people of this state in the very
outset — in the compact on which hang our civil and reli-
gious privileges, so far as governmental agency is concern-
ed, recorded this article of their Faith. They say, " As
the happiness of a people and the good order and preser-
vation of civil government, essentially depend on piety,

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 21

religion and morality, and as these cannot be generally
diffused through community but by the institutions of the
public worship of God and public instructions in piety,
religion and morality, therefore to promote their hap-
piness, and to secure the good order and preservation of
their government, the people of this Commonwealth have
a right to invest their Legislature with power to authorize
and require the several towns, parishes, precincts and other
bodies politic or religious societies, to make suitable pro-
vision at their own expense for the institution of the pub-
lic worship of Goo, and for the support and maintenance
of public, protcstant teachers of piety, religion and mo-
rality in all cases where such provision shall not be made
voluntarily." The requirements of the constitution above
are that the towns and parishes etc., shall make provision,
at their own expense, for the institution of the public
worship of God, and for the support and maintenance of
public protcstant teachers of piety, religion and morality.
The reason for the requirement is that the happiness of
the people and the good order and preservation of civil
government essentially depend upon it. The truth asserted
as the reason for the requirement no one will deny ; that
being so, the requirement is just and indispensable. The
interpolation into the Constitution of the Commonwealth
of a later date, adds a new article not found in the faith
of those who originally framed it, and adopted it. The
new article ratified November 11th, 1833, admits the fact
that, "piety, religion and morality promote the happiness
and prosperity of a people and the security of a Republi-
can Government," but does not recognize the truth that
the happiness and prosperity of the people, or the securi-
ty of the government essentially depend upon them, and
therefore they do not require their support by the people,

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Should the day arrive when there shall not bo one organi-
zed Religious Society within this Commonwealth, nor a
public teacher of piety, religion and morality maintained
or supported within its limits, no provision of the Con-
stitution would be violated, or in the least degree infring-
ed upon by it. He who stretches his faith to such an ex-
tent as to believe that a Republican Government can be
sustained, or the prosperity and happiness of any people
secured or perpetuated in any other way, than by a general
diffusion of religious truth and maintaining public tcahcers
of piety, religion and morali'y in the community, is in
great danger of falling into the same condemnation which
Baileau said the Jesuits fell into — " that in proportion as
they lengthened their creeds they shortened the command-
ments."

Whatever human governments may ordain on this sub-
ject can never change the laws of God, nor relieve man
from an imperative duty to obey it. The great truth written
in the frame-work of the Constitution by those who orig-
inally framed it, is but a transcript of God's requirements
written upon the records of all His providential dealings
with men ; neither time, nor circumstance, nor the ingenui-
ty of man, nor the constitutions and laws of all human
governments combined, can ever change or mitigate their
claims. They will remain in all their stern demands
while the moral government of God is exercised over the
affairs of this world.

The relaxation in the requirements of government, ab-
solving men from the duty of sustaining the institutions
of religion, is predicated upon false premises ; either that
men will voluntarily give to these institutions all needful
support, or that they are not essential to be supported as
necessary means of prosperity and happiness to a people.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHEETOWN. 23

It is an attribute of governmental power, acknowledged by
all, to require of the subject his aid and assistance in
doing that which is essential to the maintenance of the
government. It is upon this principle that governments
levy their demands upon the labors and the property of
the subject for the support of other institutions ; the means
of education, support of public schools, public roads,
and even the public guide posts, are deemed so essential
to the public weal that each individual is required to con-
tribute his share for their support ; men are as ready to
support these voluntarily as they are religious institutions,
which are as essential to the public welfare, as any other,
to soy the least of them. Without legal exactions men
will not sustain these institutions, essential for the pros-
perity and happiness of a people, as they ought to be sus-
tained : merely voluntary support to any of them would
be inadequate, unequal, and bring unjust burdens on a
portion of the community, and can never be safely relied
upon. Another argument resorted to for doing away all
legal requirements upon men to sustain religious instil u-
tions is, that by such requirements men cannot be made to be
religious, and therefore all legal requirements on men, on
this point, are useless. Here, from a self-evident truth,
false reasoning and erroneous conclusions are drawn. It
does not follow that because one cannot be made to love
religious truth by legal enactments, that such legal enact-
ments as require men to act in conformity to the principle
of truth and righteousness are useless. If men were not re-
quired by law to sustain any institution, or to aid any ob-
ject, only such as they loved, or could be made to love,
it is feared that the messengers of mercy, truth and right-
eousness would beg in vain at the doois of multitudes for
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love honest dealing, yet men are required by law to deal
honestly. A law requiring men to support schools, does
not necessarily make men love the object they are requir-
ed by law to support. Men may be required by law to
perform duties, both to themselves and others, without
loving the duties the law requires of them. The require-
ment does imply or expect a change of character in men
as the result of the enactment.

The prevalent faith of the New England Fathers was,
that government should require its subjects to support
the institutions of Religion and the stated public worship
of God, and at the same time each and all left to the free
exercise of their own will and directions of conscience in
all matters of faith and practice. Whatever we know of
them, deviating from this, were exceptions to the general
rule. These Fathers had witnessed the struggles in the
old world to cramp and subdue the faith and conscience of
men by the iron rule of despotic power, and saw that it
was all in vain. They had learned the extent of govern-
mental power in this matter, as seen in " corporation acts,
acts of uniformity and conventicle acts," in cruel per-
secutions, in tragedies of Bartholomew days, in tortures
of the rack, the wheel, the cross upon faith unconquered,
till a world has wept, the sun and the moon darkened,
and the stars withdrew their shining, without advancing
one step towards accomplishing the fated undertaking.

Another principle in the faith of the New England
Fathers was, that the relation existing between minister
and people, and the duties resulting from that relation,
were mutual and reciprocal ; extending to all and to be re-
ciprocated by all. There were no wild fowls, in that
day, claiming the courtesies, the sympathies, the atten-
tions, and the varied labors of the minister, while they

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loathed his ministration, to such an extent as to forbid
their aid in his support and maintenance. Such a class
should not claim legitimacy from Puritanic lineage ; they
belong to a different origin. A care and concern were
manifested by all for each, and each felt bound to lend his
aid for good to the whole.

In 1 744, at a precinct meeting, they appointed a com-
mittee to settle with Mr. Billing concerning the 40s for

EACH FAMILY THAT COMES INTO THE PLACE, there be-
ing some difficulty that arose by reason of some fami-
lies going out of the place. Mr. Billing's salary was one
hundred pounds a year and his wood, but varied, as the
value of money varied. In 1745 a vote passed in pre-
cinct meeting, that Mr. Billing's salary should be paid as
to rising and falling of money as near to what Hatfield
and Hadley pay to their minister (as may be,) Mr. Bil-
ling being present and agreeing to the same. The sala-
ry also varied according to the number of the families ;
one hundred pounds was predicated on twenty families ;
if more came into the place, an addition of forty shillings
was made to the salary for each family. This was upon the
principle that all were to be partakers in the support, as
well as the benefits of these institutions — held as indispen-
sable, not to a part only, but to all — and if so, the infer-
ence was irresistible that all should bear a share in their
support. "When the salary had risen to one hundred and
sixty pounds, it was deemed sufficient. It was never to
extend beyond that sum, and to be. varied, as to the num-
ber of families, only when that number should be between
twenty and fifty. It was a general practice in New Eng-
land, from its earliest settlement till about the commence-
ment of the present century, to connect with the call of a
minister a stipend called a settlement, in addition to his
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annual salary. Such a stipend was deemed needful to
enable him to sustain the expenses of living till the sala-
ry became due at the end of the year ; this settlement, in
amount, was ordinarily about the same as one year's sala-
ry. It is evident that the settlement connected with the
call to Mr. Billing, was estimated at a much greater
amount. As the lands and labor in building a house were
estimated, they were about 400 pounds ; the lands were
unproductive and nearly useless. At the close of the
first year after the settlement of Mr. Billing, May 1st,
1740, a vote pissed, "to pay up Mr. Billing's salary an-
nually to the first of May, and it is to be remembered that
silver goes at twenty-nine shillings per ounce, and we pro-
pose topay equal to that." This was called old tenor. In
October, 1741, at a precinct meeting, a vote passed "that
money should be raised in the next rate to pay the cost of
Rev. Mr. Billing's wedding. At another meeting held
soon after, a vote passed to pay Deacon John Smith one
pound eleven shillings and four pence, for Veal had for
Mr. Billing's wedding.'''' Better, far better would be a
dinner of herbs on such an occasion, with the feelings that
prompted these acts towards their minister, than a stalled
ox and contention therewith. Such a vote, to pay for a
leg of veal, for such an occasion, at this day, might lead
some " to sign of" or cast a grimace-look at goodness
such as this ; for modish vice, with ease, can dart a sneer
at virtues obsolete. Another vote passed at the same
meeting, to pay Thomas Brown thirteen shillings for can-
dle wood got for Mr. Billing. These acts, though tri-
fling in themselves, spoke a language full of import ; the
spirit that prompted them, gave life and energy and mar-
tyr zeal and faith to persevere under trials most severe
and discouraging. While voluntarily assuming on them-

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selves these expenses, for the benefit of their minister,
even to minute items, they had but scanty means ; they were
burdened with heavy taxes, and compelled to make great
sacrifices for the support of themselves and their families.
I give their own story in the case. In a petition to the
General Court, they say, " Three quarters of the township
is in the hands of five or six or a few more proprietors,
who have drawn us into difficulties ; and now seem to cut
us off. Some of us who own 150 acres of land only, have
been rated in a single rate over twenty pounds. Some
proprietors (non-resident) own thousands of acres around
us, and pay not a penny." They pray the government to
allow them to raise a tax on lands of non-resident pro-
prietors ; this petition was dated 1741, drawn by Col.
Timothy Dwight, of Northampton, who was the first
signer ; the petition was not at that time granted, but they
persevered in their requests. In May, 1742, they petition
again to the General Court for the same power, to tax
non-resident lands. They sa}~, "this township is a part
of the equivalent land, so called ; the whole was owned
by a few gentlemen who bought it of Connecticut, and
four fifths of it or more is now in the hands of these gen-
tlemen, or others that hold under them, and live at a dis-
tance. About twenty of us have actually removed to this
place with our families, and have settled a minister, raised,
covered and glazed a meeting house. The minister's
settlement is but half accomplished, nor has the cost of
finishing the meeting house been. yet expended (paid).
The minister's house which we undertook, is neglected,
and may rot down half finished ; this is all discouraging."
" Our minister must leave us if ive cannot have aid."
This petition prevailed, and leave was given to tax " all
lands in the township, one penny an acre, to fulfil the

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contract with the minister and finish the meeting house."
The embarrassed condition of the settlers referred to in
these petitions, retarded the growth of the settlement.
There was very little, if any, increase of population, from
1736 to 1742. After the power was granted to tax the
property in just and equal proportions, to sustain their
Religious institutions, which were indispensable to their
prosperity, the settlement advanced, and success attended
them. Some of the means which they took to secure and
perpetuate success, appear in their votes. One was an
increase of the minister's salary, that his labors may not
be lost. Another vote was taken to appoint a committee
to see that there should be no disorderly conduct upon
the Sabbath. With such a vigilance, success attended
them. The population, for ten years next following
1742, more than doubled. At Mr. Billing's dismission,
April 1752, there were 50 families or over.

The causes which lead to the dismission of Mr. Billing
arose from a difference between him and the church, as
to the qualifications for church membership. A major-
ity of the church had adopted the system of faith, known
at the day, as " the half way covenant.'' More than forty
years previously, a controversy had arisen on this subject
between Rev. Increase Mather, of Boston, and Rev.
Solomon Stoddard, of Northampton. This controver-
sy had been carried on through the press ; many of the
New England churches were divided in opinion on the
subject, Mr. Stoddard maintaining the " half way cove-
nant" doctrine, Mr. Mather rejecting it. The occasion
which raised the difficulty between Mr. Billing and the
church at that time was the calling the council at North-
ampton for the dismission of President Edwards.
That council convened, by letters missive, June 22d, 1750 ;

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this church received a letter requesting their attendance
to sit in council, by pastor and delegate. A majority of
the church refused a compliance, alleging as a reason,
that they did not agree with Mr. Edwards on this point,
(the half way covenant), and voted their unwillingness
that Mr. Billing should attend the council. He did how-
ever attend, and sat in that council, as appears by their
doings, contained in the life of President Edwards. In
naming the members of that ever-memorable council, it is
said, "The Rev. Mr. Billing, from Cold Spring, was
present, without a Delegate." Mr. Edwards was or-
dained at Northampton as colleague pastor with Mr.
Stoddard, Feb. 15, 1727. Soon after his dismission, dif-
ficulties arose here between Mr. Billing and the church.
Several councils were called. This appears by records,
though the nature of the difficulties does not appear by
records ; yet they do by other writings still remaining.
These councils were called between June 1750 and April
1752, when he was dismissed. See note B. at end of the
volume. He preached here a few Sabbaths after his dis-
mission the same year. Afterwards, 28th March, 1754,
he was installed as the first Pastor of the Church in
Greenfield, where he died soon after. He was a native of
Sunderland. At the time of his birth, Sunderland was a
part of Hadley. He was a graduate of Harvard College
in 1731 — settled here in 1739 — married Miss Lucy Par-
sons of Amherst, a sister of Rev. David Parsons, the first
minister of Amherst, in 1711. Rev. Mr. Billing died
at Greenfield, about 1757 ; no record can be found of the
exact time of his death. His estate was settled in the
Probate Office, in this County; closed August 17G0,
when his widow Lucy was appointed Guardian to four
minor sons, Edward, Ebenezer, Jonathan and Ethan,
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all under fourteen years of age. It is to be regretted
that so little can be found, from which even a sketch can
be drawn of his life and character. I have never found
a person that knew him, and have sought in vain the
monument to tell me where his body lies. Traditionary
history imputes to him unusual energy of character, ar-
dent zeal and devotedness to the work in which he was
engaged. As this church once embraced the doctrine of
the " half way covenant," even a sketch, historical, of the
church would seem to require a passing notice of that
system of Faith ; especially so, as various and erroneous
imputations have been made upon those who embraced
it. In " Fessenden's Encyclopedia of Religions Know-
ledge" published in 1838, under the article "Rev. Solo-
mon Stoddard, minister of Northampton," I find the
following. " Mr. Stoddard was a learned man, well
versed in religious controversies, and himself an acute
disputant. He engaged in a controversy with Increase
Mather, respecting the Lord's Supper, unfortunately
maintaining that the sacrament was a converting ordi-
nance, and that all baptized persons not scandalous in
life, may lawfully approach the table, though they
know themselves to be unconverted and destitute of
true religion." In Barber's History of Massachusetts,
published in 1844, in a sketch of Northampton, a similar
statement is made as to Mr. Stoddard. Other writers
have imputed to him and the divines and churches of his
day, embracing his faith, the same doctrinal belief.

So far as I know, it is the prevalent opinion at this day
that the great errors which these men and churches em-
braced and taught, were that the sacrament was a con-
verting ordinance, and that such unregenerate baptized
persons as were described might come to the communion

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tabic. The " half-way covenant " system, lias become a
part of New England church history ; a system very prev-
alent in the churches, at the beginning of the last cen-
tury, and should be rightly understood. In the exami-
nations that I have been able to make, I can find no evi-
dence that Mr. Stoddard, or the divines and churches
that embraced his faith, held either of the doctrines im-
puted to them. I have searched without effect to find
any profession of faith left by them of such import, and
am constrained to believe it exists only in historical error.
I find summaries of their faith, penned and left by them-
selves, and at different times, which I have no doubt
comprises the compendium of their faith, as to the ordi-
nances of the church. From the doings of those promi-
nent in teaching the doctrine of the " half-way covenant,"
under elate 1666, I find the following. " It is voted and
agreed by the church, that such among us, being settled
inhabitants, that give no ground to hope, in charity there
may be some good thing in them towards the Lord though
but in the lowest degree, and sustaining and believing
the doctrines of faith, publicly, sincerely and freely pro-
fessing their assent thereunto, not scandalous in life, sol-
emnly taking hold of the covenant, wherein they give up
themselves and their children to the Lord, and his church,
subjecting themselves with fear and humbleness of mind
to the government of Christ therein, sincerely engaging
to rest content with that share and portion of privileges
belonging to them that are only in a state of education,
in Christ's house, during the time of their continuance in
that state, and not essay of the breaking in upon the
privilege of the Lord's Supper, and resting until they
shall be adjudged upon due examination, to hold forth
such an experimental work of faith, and seriously discov-

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ering and exercise thereof as may fit them for the enjoy-
ment and improvement of the aforesaid privileges with
comfort to themselves and others, and therefore be order-
ly admitted thereunto by those of the church to whom
that power is given by Christ — such persons thus qual-
ified, upon their desire, upon due order observed, may
themselves be entertained into a state of membership,
and have their children baptized and admitted to com-
munion in the church, so far as they are fit for the same.
Also the adult children hitherto un-baptized, of consid-
erate behavior, without selves coming up to the afore-
said qualifications, may be accepted members, and them-
selves baptized — Rom. ch. 14, v. 1 ; Matt. ch. 16, v. 16,
18 ; Acts ch. 8, v. 12, and ch. 18, v. 8 ; Deut. ch. 26, v.
17, 18, and ch. 29, v. 12, 13 ; John ch. 21, v. 18 ; 2d
Cor. ch. 8, v. 5 ; John ch. 9, v. 21." I also find a dec-
laration of the faith of those who embraced " the half-way
covenant" doctrine drawn by themselves, minister and
church, and adopted under date of Nov. 5, 1672, as fol-
lows : " Voted and consented to by the Elders and
Brethren of the Church, that from year to year, such as
grow up to adult age in the church, shall present them-
selves to the Elders, and if they be found to understand
and assent unto the doctrine of faith, not to be scanda-
lous in life, and willing to subject themselves to the gov-
ernment of Christ in this church, shall publicly own the
covenant, be acknowledged members of this church.
Heb. ch. 10, v. 28, 29 ; Isaiah ch. 44, v. 5. A form of
words expressing the sum of the covenant to be used in
the admission of members into a state of education : You
do here publicly take hold of the covenant of the Lord
as a grace-bestowing covenant, subjecting yourself to the
teachings and government of Jesus Christ, in this church,

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and engage according to your place and power to promote
the welfare of it ; and we do here publicly acknowledge
you a member of this chinch of Christ in a stale of educa-
tion, promising to watch over you for the good of your
soul, and take care of your instruction and government
in the Lord, and to make you partaker of such privileges
as by the rules of Christ belong unto you. A form of
words to be used in the admission of members to full
communion : You do here publicly take hold of the cove-
nant of the Lord, giving up yourself to him to be one of
His, subjecting yourself to the teaching and government
of Jesus Christ in this church, and engage according to
your place and power to promote the welfare thereof.
And we do here publicly acknowledge you a member of
the church in full communion, promising to walk towards
you in brotherly love, to watch over you for the good of
your soul, to take care of your instruction and govern-
ment in the Lord, and make you partaker of all such
privileges as by the rules of Christ belong to you."

The compendium of faith as given in the above ex-
tracts, from the writings of those that embraced it, is the
most definite and full of any thing that I have been able
to find on this subject. From these it is most manifest
that they did not hold the sacrament, one or more, as a
converting ordinance. Baptism was administered to such
as did not profess to have experienced religion ; such
were considered church members, as under the watch and
care, and subject to the discipline of the church, but were
in "« state of education,''' not considered by themselves
or the church as regenerated persons. Hence baptism
was not held as a converting ordinance to them. They
were not admitted to the Lord's table. They must " not
essay of the breaking in upon the privilege of the Lord's

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Supper." It is equally clear that a further qualification
of christian character was needful before they could be
admitted to the Lord's table " to full communion," and
that character must be judged of upon clue examination,
and the question settled upon " their holding forth such
an experimental work of faith and exercise thereof as
would fit them for admission," and this work of faith
wrought in them before coming to the Table. They fur-
thermore say in explicit language, " the Lord's Supper,
as to the subjects thereof, is not of equal extent with
Baptism, therefore ought not to be administered to all
the members of the church, but to those among them only
as are endued with such measure of divine knowledge,
spiritual affection, and lively exorcise of repentance, faith,
love, and new obedience, as they may feed on Christ
spiritually in the eating his flesh, and drinking his blood
for their spiritual nourishment, and furtherance of com-
fort and growth in grace." In this summary it is most
clearly proved that they did not hold Baptism or the
Lord's Supper, one or both, as converting ordinances ;
neither did they admit persons to the communion table
known to be destitute of religion. It will be found more-
over, in examining the controversy between Mr. Stod-
dard and Mr. Mather, before alluded to, that Mr. Stod-
dard did not attempt to maintain either of these articles
of faith as they are imputed to him. The position which
he assumed for claiming jurisdiction over baptized per-
sons, bringing them under the watch, care and discipline
of the church, placing them in "a state of education,"
and admitting them as members of the church, while they
were unregenerate and destitute of religion, was upon a
supposed strong and close analogy between the constitu-
tion of the Jewish and Christian Church. The masterly

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argument of President Edwards, in his review of Mr.
Stoddard's theory on the subject, was mainly directed to
obviate arguments drawn from that source, and to show
that (whatever analogy there might have been in the
constitution of the church under the former and latter
dispensation) none were admitted as members of the
Christian Church, by authority of Christ or his Apostles,
but such as professed their faith in Christ.

Those who held the doctrine of 'w the half-way cove-
nant,"' claimed the right to exercise jurisdiction over all
baptized persons on the same ground, that is, church gov-
eminent under the Hebrew Theocracy.

I find under date August 1714, at a meeting of an
association of ministers in Hampshire County, who had
adopted the "half-way covenant'' system, a protestation
of their faith on this point as follows :

" If any baptized person living in our towns shall fall
into any scandalous transgression, though he hath not
actually owned the covenant, Ave will proceed with such
person as if he had actually owned the covenant,"
assigning their reasons for so doing and predicating their
acts upon the following Bible authorities, Deut. ch. 17.
v. 2, 3; 2d Chron. ch. 19, v. 10; Exodus ch. 24, and
Deut. ch. 27.

This whole system of doctrine and practice denominated
"the half-way covenant," very much resembled the an-
cient "catechumen" system of doctrine and practice
introduced into the christian church at a very early period
of its history, about the close of the first, and beginning
of the second century. The Rev. Dr. Coleman, in his
learned treatise " Christian Antiquities," says Catechu-
mens, in the ancient church, were candidates for baptism,
under instruction for admission into the christian church.

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Those who were entitled to partake of the Lord's Supper
were exclusively denominated the faithful ; they occupied
the rank of approved christians, as the " half-way cove-
nant" would express it "in full communion." There were
several other classes of persons, who, though connected
with the church, and forming constituent parts of it, were
separated from, and inferior to, the former, being in vari-
ous stages of advancement towards a qualification for the
holy rights of the gospel ; these Merc called catechumens.
The " half way-covenant " would consider them in " a
state of education," and in process of qualification for
" full communion." In the catechumen system, reading
the scriptures, fasting, prayer, and various modes of cate-
chetical and doctrinal instruction were resorted to as
means for the station of " believers," or " approved chris-
tians." They were kept in this state of pupilage for
different periods of time. Mr. Coleman says, " in general
it lasted two or three years, sometimes much longer."
When duly prepared by this instruction they were admit-
ted into the church, as the catechumens expressed it, as
"believers," "enlightened," "initiated." As those who
belonged to the half-way covenant express it, " to full
communion." \Ve learn from " Christian Antiquities,"
as well as from other ecclesiastical history, that the Cate-
chumens were not permitted to partake of the Eucharist,
though they were members of the church ; in the language
of the half-way covenant believers, " they must not
essay of the breaking in on the privilege of the Lord's
Table."

The instruction given to the Catechumens, was such as
was suited to their age and capacity, and an indispensa-
ble preliminary to their admission into the church. Cat-
echumens were divided into several classes ; these varied

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in different churches. The object of all the churches was
to prepare the candidate for admission by instructing him
in the doctrines and duties of religion, and was deemed a
great safe-guard to the church against unworthy mem-
bers, by hasty admissions. It is quite manifest that
those professing the half-way covenant system re-
quired more knowledge of religious truth of those they
admitted to a state of education, than the primitive
church required of the Catechumen. The reason for ad-
mitting these classes of persons members of the church,
was because without such admission the church would not
have that jurisdiction over them in instruction and disci-
pline which was supposed to be essential for their right
training to become members of the church in full com-
munion. The catechumen system was not introduced till
after the age of the Apostles. To detail more fully the
two systems of the half-way covenant and the catechu-
men, would not be in accordance with my design in this
sketch. By a comparison of the compendium of the half-
way covenant, and that of the catechumen, the analogy
between them will appear clear and conclusive. I cannot
learn that any written summary of the faith, or covenant,
or rules of action of this church, contained the half-way
covenant doctrine. It is certain that none since 1756,
has ever embraced any such compendium, yet there is no
doubt the half-way covenant practice prevailed in this
church, from its earliest existence till after Mr. Forward's
settlement. The first articles of faith and church cove-
nant adopted by this church, at its organization, are not
in existence. Not.many years after Mr. Forward's settle-
ment here I find a vote of this church as follows :

" Voted, that we will not admit in future any person
into the church as a member, but such as give prepondcr-

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ating evidence, or such evidence as the circumstances of
the c tse will admit, that they are really such as they
profess to he ; that is christians, and "by christians we
mean regenerated persons."

The date of this vote is a little uncertain, probably as
late or later than 1770 ; hut the practice in the church had
prevailed, as expressed in the vote, before the vote was
taken. The church articles of faith since 17-56, have
been those known as orthodox. From the dismission of
Mr. Billing, the people remained destitute of a settled
ministry about three years and ten months ; they, how-
ever, sustained preaching and m i the ordinances.
Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Pierce, and others, ministered to
them. Mr. Forward came among them for a supply, by
invitation, in the fall of 17o>5. On the 8th of December,
at a precinct meeti committee was appointed to see
him in relation to the continuing his labors among them.
Mr. Forward had been engaged to supply for a time, and
had fulfilled the engagement. The committee were au-
thorized to call a meeting to consider the subject of
giving him a call to settle among them. A meeting was
called and holden on the ninth day of January 175G;
the subject considered and a cell given by a universal
vote, and a committee chosen to treat with Mr. Forward,
on the subject of his settlement. Various proposals were
made as to terms, which were not satisfactory ; the diffi-
culty atteneling the negotiation seemed to arise from the
fluctuation of the currency, or how to estimate the real
value of nominal sums. Nominal sums were continually
varying as to their intrinsic worth. It was finally pro-
posed to offer Mr. Forward one hundred acres of land,
and eighty pounds in lawful money, to be paid in labor
towards building Mr. Forward a house, for settlement.

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And for salary, to give him forty-six pounds thirteen
shillin I lawful money the first year, and

y ' one pound six shillings and eight pence a year, for
ten years to come, which will make it sixty pounds, and
then after ten years, to pay him sixty pounds lawful
money a year, so long as he continues pastor of this
church, and cut and draw his fire-wood, off from Mr.
Forward's own land. To the call of the people to settle
with them and the proposals offered him, Mr. Forward
returned the following ar v. v.

" To the church of Christ, in the township of Cold-
Spring, and to the inhabitants of said town, greeting:

Beloved and Friends. — 1 have taken into consideration
your invitation to me, to settle among you, in the work
of the gospel ministry, as manifested to me by your com-
mittee, out] Lg the 9 th and the 19 th
of Jan i the i • of the town to induce me so
to do, and pro. pecting provision for my mainten-
ance, and outward support, in case I should settle in that
work among you as manifested to mo by the same com-
mittee, on the ever;' ioned, 1 for your good
will towards me hereby manifested, I can but render you
my grateful acknowledgments. I have taken the advice
of those of my friends whom I had opportunity to consult
respecting this affair, and I hope seriously considered,
and diligently I and pon Le] 1 he case before
me, in all the apparent circumstances of it, and b 1
di ion of Almighty God, in this important case, con-
cern and affair, both for myself, and for you, that each
I L in the way of our duty, and
in the way that might be for our best interests. I must
confess that the greatness of the work and the difficulties

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that attend it, have lain with no small weight upon my
spirits, and at times been matter of great discouragement
to me, concerning undertaking it at present, especially
considering my youth and the little time and opportunity
I have had to pursue the study of Divinity, so that on
that account I should not have chosen to have engaged
in the work of the ministry so soon. But God, who
knows what is best and fittest for us infinitely better than
we do what is so for our ownselves, has in the way of his
Providence as we have good reason to think, all circum-
stances duly considered, united your hearts together to
make choice of me to be your minister, which I cannot
but look upon as a speaking thing in Providence ; it is
what has greatly engaged my affections towards you, and
seemed to make duty plain before me, and also to lay
open a glorious and lovely prospect of my usefulness
among you, which thing I hope and re with me

higher and more weighty and powerful motives and
inducements, to engage me to settle in the work of the
ministry among you, than the prospect of any temporal
reward or accommodations whatever. Not that I would
be thought to speak or think lightly, or diminutively of
the proffered proposal you have made me respecting my
outward accommodations and maintenance among you.
Indeed I cannot say that what you have offered me will
be sufficient for my comfortable support and subsistence,
nor can I say to the contrary, because I know not the
cost of building or maintaining a family, nor what family
I shall have if I should live, nor under what circumstan-
ces they or I may be. But however, I take it that the
people of this town, have all along, since I first preached
with you, shown a generous and good disposition towards
me, and considering the fewness of their numbers, and

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the circumstances of the times, made me an offer as good
perhaps as was reasonable to expect, and as I desire only
a comfortable support and maintenance from you, should
I settle with you, so I doubt not should my necessities
require more, and your circumstances admit of giving it,
you would freely give it ; a sufficient maintenance being
the thing, and that only which is desired or proposed by
each party, I must therefore, as is my duty, notwithstand-
ing all difficulties and discouragements comply with and
be obedient to, what appears to me to be the Heavenly
call, and I hope, I do it cheerfully and for the sake of
God, and the interests of religion. At present therefore
I know of nothing, upon supposition that the neighboring
ministers advise to it, may hinder my settling among you
and think to accept your invitation and offers, hoping
that we may be blessings to, and blessed in and with
each other, so wishing and praying that grace, mercy and
peace may be multiplied unto you abundantly,
1 remain your assured friend,

Justus Forward. "
Baled at my Lodgings, in Cold- Spring t Jan. 29, Anno Domini, 1756.

No sooner was this answer given than measures were
taken for Mr. Forward's ordination, which took place on
the twenty-fifth day of February, 1756. He was then
in the 2Gth year of his age. To this time the number
of inabitants had increased to sixty families — three hun-
dred souls ; there were sixty-eight communicants, thirty-
three males thirty-five females. These were, with the ex-
ception of a very few, members of this church ; some
very few, who had came into the place while the people
were destitute of a minister, had deferred connecting
themselves with this church, who were professors of re-
ligion, but did not transfer their church relation to this
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church till after Mr. Forward's ordination ; this accounts
for the fact that a few names stand as members of the
church, on the church records at the time of his ordina-
tion, whose names are found as uniting with this church
after his settlement.

As early as the year 1757 measures were taken to obtain
an act of incorporation with town privileges. The settlers
had no power to tax nonresident lands for parochial i hargesj
to pay a minister or build a meeting house ; that could
be done only by special authority from the General Court ;
this had embarrassed them from their first settlement.
There was a conflicting interest between resident and
non-resident proprietors on this subjei . Ldent pro-

prietors, in a petition dated December 1754, to the Gene-
ral Court, say they are destitute of a minister and unable
to go through with the expense of settling one, and pray
for leave to assess a small tax on . This was op-

posed by non-resident proprietors. By way of remonstrance
February 2Gth 1755, they say, "this tract was equivalent
land and purchased without any conditions or limitations.
One third was sold to persons to bri: 1 a set-

tlement, but they culled out the best ; their one third is
in fact equal in value to all the rest ; yet proprietor.-; non-
resident) agreed to be taxed for meeting-house and min-
ister. A meeting-house was built, and Mr. Billing s
After a long controversy and debate Mr. Billing was dis-
missed. And now the inhabitants petition for a tax to
settle another. We think this unreasonable, as we were not
obliged originally to pay any thing, and pray that no pow-
er be given to raise a tax." The remonstrance prevailed ;
no tax was then granted. In 175 G another petition of simi-
lar import was made to the General Court. In Jan. 1 757,
the power was given by the Legislature, and a tax of one

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half a penny an a< re 1 ; this greatly relieved

and encouraged the people. The greatest obstacle in Ihe
way of the prosperity of the . md which was most

embarrassing to the son] ■-■.. their inability to tax the

property hero for * t of their religious institutions,

making tint support urj ' I troublesome. So long

as that inability exi I re not successful;

were not taken, populations I ; nary and the people
were disco ■ L; i the difficulty was removed, and

power given for 1 tax, the people prospered.

At a p] held December 29th 1760, a

committee was appointed to present a petition to the Gen-
eral Court for an act of incorporation as a town. In
March 1761, it d, and on tl ! lay of June

17G1, an act passed incorporating the town by the name
of Belcher stown, in honor of Jonathan r, for-

merly a large land proprietor here. He was Governor of the
Province of Ma bts, from 1730 to 1710. A war-

rant was issued by the General Court for calling the first
meeting, directed to Eleazer Porter, Esq. one of his Maj-
esty's Justices for the County of Hampshire, to :all the
inhabitants together to organize and choose town officers,
and a town meeting was held in pursuance of it, Sept.
30th 1761. 1 have not been able to find i from

which wo can learn the population of the town, at the
time of its incorporation. From the ratio of increase for
I its before and several years after, we may infer
that there were five hundred and sixty, or about that num-
ber. Soon after the act of incorporation, their attention
was called to the subject of public schools. Nothing
thus far in their history shows that any thing had ever
been raised by tax and assessed upon the inhabitants for
the support of schools. They have, however, left cvi-

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dence, from their acts and doings and records, of intelli-
gence, and capacity to do business, and that correctly and
efficiently. The youth were instructed, in that day, so as
to prepare them for usefulness ; they were taught in the
family, with diligence ; parents had qualified themselves
to instruct their children ; they were taught to read and
write, and the use of figures, and the modes of doing
business ; multitudes who never attended a district school
a day in their life gained the requisite knowledge. Chil-
dren were, under parental discipline, required to improve
their time usefully ; stated periods were set apart to in-
struct the children of the family by the parents, and they
were trained to regular, sober and industrious habits.
There was a moral and religious training, exceedingly use-
ful for every department of life ; children were restrained
from going where temptations assail. It was not deemed
evidence of high promise in children of puritan stock, to
disrespect parental authority, or for the young to assume
the airs of rudeness and insolence to age and superior
worth. Children and youth, in those days, were not wiser
than their fathers while they were yet children in age and
knowledge, and before they had learned obedience to
parental authority. The more carefully we examine the
usages of that day in family discipline, family instruction,
and a religious influence imparted to the minds of chil-
dren, in forming right habits, the more we shall find to
admire and to reverence. A single recorded instance in
this matter illustrates a general practice, among religious
families to a greater or less extent, and the effects. It is
recorded, that " Joshua Dickinson Forward, only son of
Rev. Justus Forward, was drowned at Hatfield, June
28th 1765, aged seven years and seven months. He was
a pious child. He had read his Bible through twice in

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BEECHERTOWN. 45

course." It is doubtful whether this child had ever at-
tended the district school or any other, out of the family,
a day in his life ; at that day the people of this place, pre-
cinct and town, had raised by a tax and assessment
for public schools only twenty-six dollars and sixty-six
cents. A common prosperity attended the people ; the ratio
of increase in population was slow. For the first thirteen
years after the settlement of Mr. Billing, the population
doubled ; and again doubled in the next thirteen years, or
nearly that. For the next succeeding seventy years, the
population doubled once in about twenty-seven years. The
ratio of increase was larger in the earlier part of this
period than in the latter part of it. The average number
of deaths annually for fifty-six years next following 1756,
was about fifteen; total eight hundred and forty-five. Under
one year of age, one hundred and seventy-five ; between
one and ten years, two hundred and seven ; between ten
and twenty, seventy-nine ; between twenty and thirty,
seventy-seven ; between thirty and forty, sixty-four ; be-
tween forty and fifty, thirty ; between fifty and sixty,
forty-seven ; between sixty and seventy, fifty-seven ; be-
tween seventy and eighty, fifty-five ; between eighty and
ninety, forty-three ; between ninety and one hundred,
nine ; and two over one hundred years. During the same
period there were nine hundred sixty-nine baptisms and
four hundred and fifty marriages.

In common with their countrymen, they were brought
to feel the embarrassments and the deprivations by reason
of British aggressions as early as 1768. Their religion
as well as their views of civil liberty and individual rights,
forbade their acquicscnce under them. Through the whole
period of the revolutionary struggle, with great and en-
ire unanimity, they maintained the cause of freed romand

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bore their share of the burdens with heroic fortitude and

christian faithfulness. They held it a christian duty to op-
pose oppression in all its approaches ;* no arbitrary power
trifling with human rights, however attired by forms of
law, could gain their respect, or approval, or support ;
edicts of terror, whether fulminal the throne or

Vatican, were alike disobeyed and- disregarded. They
obeyed a higher law than despots ever forged, from 1 '
authority, with higher motrs . to e: te hi c

purposes. On a day that tried men's souls they declared it,
under date September 1774, ay lieu the regular forms of
law and justice were suspended and the evils of anarchy
and insubordination sorely felt ; in public meeting as-
sembled affixing their signatures to the followi, i
compact ; " We declare that we will take no unreasona-
ble liberties or advantage from the . ' m of the
course of law, but we engage to conduct ourselves i
able to the Laws of God, of reason, of humanity, and
we hereby engage to use all prudent and : I i and
necessary measures to secure and d 1 ach other' per-
sons and families, their ]i. . . tnd prop
against all who shall attempt to hurt, injure or invade
them, and to secure and defend to ourselves and our pos-
tciity our just and constitutional lights and piivil
Such a declaration is worthy of those who framed it ; it
bears the stamp of puritanic faithfulness and decision; it
breathes the spirit of Moses, of Daniel, of Paul, and of
the faithful in all a

Our fathers did not forget to entertain strangers ; they
also possessed the spirit of imparting religious instruc-
tion to the poor and the wanderer. Under date of Sep-
tember 23d 1771, at a town . a vote passed, "to
pay Lieut. Joseph Smith and Lieut. Joseph Graves twenty

VGB.EGATI0XAL CIIUKCII IX EELCHE.IiTOWX. 47

four shillings each for going to Brookfield to carry the

Missionary Interpreter and six Oneida Indians." Wheth-
er a vote could be now (1851) carried in a town meeting
in Belchertown, to pay twenty-four shillings for the ad-
vancement of any missionary enterprise, demands a doubt.
Amidst all their trials and embarrassments, the war of
the revolution and its attendant deprivati
tained their religious institutions with const.,...- and
promptitude. They were not forsaken by Him "
keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love Him and
keep his commandments to a thou u rations."

Near the close of the year 1784, and I ; of 1785,

the people were favored with a memorable revival of re-
ligion : the most sign:!, by far, of any the church had
experienced during tl eventyye existence.

From the testimony of persons then there, and from those
who were subjects of the work, we arc led to beli
was very genuine in its char ax I attended with the

gentle and powerful influences of the spirit, without spu-
rious or fanatical movements. It has uniformly been
so represented. It continued about one year and nine
months, during which time, that is, between February 2d,
1785, and November 5th, 1786, inclusive, fifty-eight per-
sons united with the church by profession ; about as
many as united with it for the next succeeding nineteen
years. I have known several of those persons who were
admitted to the church during that season. They view the
subject in the same light ; the impression given to their
minds and hearts by it, was evidently made by the same
impress, and was indelible. In the course of my inquiry for
materials for this narrative, of aged ones once here, and
conversant with the history of the place many years ago,
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here, and who united with this church during this revival in
1785, now nearly ninety years of age, and residing in an-
other place, where he has resided more than sixty years.
During the conversation, casting his thoughts hack to the
days of other years, now gone, and when a resident here,
he adverted to this revival with a feeling of interest and
fervor of expression, which description can but feebly give.
The events and scenes of that revival seemed to awaken
every power of his soul ; those things, said he, " I well
remember; during that year, from February 1785 to Feb-
ruary 1786, forty-four united with that church. There I
stood, Avith many by me, in solemn assembly, embracing
my covenant vows. Of that forty-four, said he, two be-
came preachers of the gospel, and six became deacons of
churches, and all are now dead, as I suppose, but three
of us."' The interview was an instructing one. There was
the venerable saint, strengthened and animated by the spirit
that breathed upon him sixty-five years before, now
seeming to hover over him, and renew the promise, " he
that hath begun a good work in you, will perform it un-
til the day of Jesus Christ." The Rev. Amasa Smith and
the Rev. John Smith, D. D., were the two then uniting
with the church, that became ministers of the gospel.
These men will be noticed in the chronological columns,
in numbers, representing names, (229) and (248). Also,
the Rev. Eli Smith experienced religion during the same
period, though he did not unite with the church till 1788.
(No. 279). These three ministers were brothers — sons of
deaccn Joseph Smith (No. 9). Also, the Rev. Ethan
Smith, son of Dea. Elijah Smith, (No. 11), was I suppose,
among the number that experienced religion during that
revival here, though he did not unite with this church,
He immediately commenced a course of classical study

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with a view to the gospel ministry, entered Dartmouth
College, and graduated in 1790 ; studied theology, and
was first settled in the ministry in Haverhill, New Hamp-
shire. He was there ordained, January 25th, 1792, re-
mained in the ministry there till June 23d, 1799, when he
was dismissed, and received a call from the church and
society in Hopkinton, same state, to settle there, and was
installed in that place March 12th, 1800 ; remained in
the ministry there till December 16th, 1817, when he was
dismissed ; was again installed over a church in Hebron,
state of New York, February 26th, 1818 ; dismissed Au-
gust 29th, 1821 ; again installed in Poultney, Vermont,
November 21st, 1821 ; and dismissed December 29th, 1826 ;
again installed in Hanover, Massachusetts, May 16th,
1827 ; dismissed about 1832. After this period he acted
as city missionary in Boston, and as an agent for various
Bible societies, continuing his active labors in the ministry
till his death. He died at the residence of his son-in-law,
Rev. William H. Sanford, of Boylston, Massachusetts,
August 29th, 1849, in the 87th year of his age. Mr.
Smith was an exceeding active and laborious minister, al-
ways striving to advance the spiritual interests of his fellow
men. Several of the dismissions that occurred in his min-
istry, arose solely from the inability of his people to give
him an adequate support.

In doctrine and in life he was a genuine representative
of the puritanic stock, in the stern and reliable elements
of his character. The Bible was his text book. He
studied it. He preached it, and experienced the con-
solations of its promises. He published several works.
One " On the Prophecies," one " A key to the Revela-
tions." His publications show diligent investigation
and biblical knowledge. His religious affections were
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ardent and constant, his hope of a blessed immortality
firm and unshaken.

The house occupied now as a place of public worship
was erected in 1789, and dedicated to the solemn worship
of God, September 12th, 1792. It was built by individual
enterprise. The old house had became useless ; it stood
about seventy-five rods south of the present house ; a new
one was needed. The question of location arose ; some per-
sons in the extreme parts of the town, proposed a division
of the town into two, north and south, by an east and west
line through what is now the center ; this measure had its
advocates. The necessity of a place for public worship, and
a desire to reconcile all discordant feelings on this point,
induced sundry of the inhabitants to make personal and
pecuniary sacrifices to accomplish these desired ends.
Col. Elijah D wight, was a very prominent actor in erect-
ing this house. He was a deacon in the church ; see (215).
He made a liberal donation to the town, and suffered pe-
cuniary losses in the work. He was a benefactor to the
town. In about four years after they began to worship
in the new house, the subject was brought before the peo-
ple of settling a colleague with Rev. Mr. Forward. He
had then been the settled minister here about 40 years.
I should infer from the proceedings, that it was his desire
to have a colleague. At a church meeting held for the
purpose of considering this subject, September 29th, 1796,
a vote was taken by the church, " that it is expedient to
settle a colleague with Rev. Mr. Forward." This vote was
brought before the society ; and after some discussion met
with an indefinite postponement ; and no colleague was
settled with him till March, 1812, about two years before
Mr. Forward's death. He continued in the faithful and
prompt discharge of the duties of the pastoral office be-

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yond the age of four score years. He died March 8th,
1814, in the 59th year of his ministry, and in the 84th
year of his age. He was married December 8th, 1756,
to Violet, daughter and only child of Mr. Joshua Dickin-
son, of Hatfield ; they had eleven children. Two only sur-
vived him, one son and one daughter. He lived to fol-
low to the grave more than nine hundred of his people,
and more than three times the number of his whole con-
gregation at the time of his settlement. It would seem
but a tribute justly due to him, who was the adviser, the
spiritual guide and teacher of this church, for half of the
one hundred and fourteen years since they have had a
church existence, to turn a passing thought to his memo-
ry and his character. A very short sketch is all that such
a summary as this would justify. I am aware of the dif-
ficulty of doing this as it should be. It is easy to give a
common-place eulogy to a character, and no more than is
justly due, and yet it may be far from a life-picture of the
original. Such is the almost infinite variety of character
— the nice and subtle shades of distinction by which it is
marked, that to give it the stamp of truth, requires the
touch of a master's hand. All men have something in
common, yet each has his distinctive identity, that must
be drawn ; for that alone makes the difference between
him of whom it is predicable and every other person ;
this is as true in the personal, intellectual and moral traits
forming character, as it is in features and in countenance,
by which men are distinguished.- Mr. Forward's character
was strongly marked by the stern, faithful, unassuming,
considerate traits, showing his puritanic lineage. He
was born in Suffield, Connecticut, May 11th, 1730, old
style. His ancestors were from Devonshire, England.
Samuel Forward, his great grandfather, left England dur-

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ing the corrupt, profligate and licentious reign of Charles
2d, came to New England among the pilgrim fathers,
about the year 1666, settled at Windsor, Connecticut, be-,
fore that town was incorporated, died there in 1684, as
appears by the records of that town ; (his name is there
written Foward). He left two sons, Samuel and Joseph.
Samuel, the grandfather of Mr. Forward, was born in
Windsor, in 1671 ; married and settled in Simsbury, had
four sons and two daughters. Joseph, the father of Mr.
Forward, was born at Simsbury, November, 1707, married
Mary Lawton, of SufBeld, and removed there where he re-
sided several years, and removed to a parish in Simsbury,
(now Granby, Connecticut), where he carried on his busi-
ness, a tanner, saddler, and a large farming concern. Jus-
tus was the eldest child ; under the faithful and pious
training of his parents, he hopefully experienced religion
at about fourteen years of age. It will be seen by a com-
parison of dates, that Mr. Forward experienced religion
during the great revival in New England in the days of
President Edwards, a very important period in the his-
tory of the New England churches, and will continue to
be so regarded as long as New England churches exist.
In 1740, powerful revivals existed in one hundred and fif-
ty congregations in New England. In 1735, there were
two hundred hopeful converts in six months in Northamp-
ton, and ten of them about ninety years of age. Soon
after Mr. Forward experienced religion, he became desir-
ous of' entering on a course of study, preparatory to the
gospel ministry. His father's consent was obtained,
he began a course of classical study, and was fitted
to enter college at Commencement, September, 1748.
At that time a sore sickness visited his father's family, of
which four out of seven children died, in the course of

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about three weeks. This deep family affliction, seemed
for a time to hedge up the way for pursuing his studies*
The afflicted parents felt that Justus must not leave the
paternal roof, even for the high and laudable purpose of
preparation for the gospel ministry. Yielding to these
wishes of his parents, he suspended his studies for two
years, and remained at home in the active duties of his
father's business. Not relinquishing his chosen purpose,
he again sought and obtained his father's consent to the re-
newal of his studies, and entered Yale College September
1750, and passed the four years in college with reputation
to himself and the esteem and confidence of the college
faculty. He was a correct classical scholar, and so dis-
tinguished himself in the languages, that at the close of
senior year, the faculty conferred on him the " Dean's
Bounty," (sometimes called the Berklian prize), as their
testimony of his scholarship. He did not remain at New
Haven after his graduation to receive the pecuniary benefit
which the prize offered. He left there, went to Hatfield,
and engaged in teaching a school, and at the same time
pursued a course of theological study with the Rev.
Timothy "Woodbridge, then the minister of Hatfield. He
was licensed to preach in the fall of 1755, and soon after
license, by invitation, came to supply the people here. He
never preached elsewhere as a candidate ; his whole min-
isterial life was here. The powers and the faculties of
his long and useful life, were consecrated to the best good
of this people, and he was diligent in well doing. He pos-
sessed a well balanced mind ; if it did not take so wide a
range, or so high a flight as that of some other men, it
moved in sure, safe and well directed courses. He pos-
sessed much of what is sometimes called forecast of
thought in drawing just conclusions from a given course
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of measures. He was preeminently a matter-of-fact man ;
no one could hear him converse but must feel that he was
instructed by his conversation ; even in old age, he possess-
ed the rare faculty of interesting the young, by his con-
versation. He was useful to his people in many ways .
In his early ministry, the people few, there was no practis-
ing physician in the place and none near ; he became very
useful to his people in sickness ; by reading and practising
he obtained considerable knowledge of medicine, and turn-
ed his knowledge to the best practical account. This gave
him a two-fold advantage for doing good ; while adminis-
tering to their physical wants, he gained a knowledge of
their spiritual wants, and was always ready to meet them.
He was decided in his views of duty in the days of the
Revolution. He was opposed to British aggressions on
American rights. He wrote for the periodical press in
those times and his labors were well received.

As a sermonizer, clearness, simplicity, and solemnity
characterized his performances ; no attempts at display or
embellishment ; with single-heartedness convincing all
that heard him that he was " honest in the sacred cause."
He studied the works of God, and read useful instruction
from the passing events around him. If he was not so
learned, as some men count learning, as others that
might be found, he was truly a wise man. In his theo-
logy, he was strictly evangelical. I use this term as it is
used by the orthodox in New England, rather than as it
is now used in the German schools. The doctrines of the
reformation preached by Calvin, John Knox, Owen, John
Howe, and Baxter, and transplanted by the pilgrim fathers
to New England and here taught by the Mayhews, the
Mathers, and Edwards of New England, were his doc-
trines and the doctrines of this church, ever after his set-

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tlement. In his public discourses, he dwelt much on the
practical influences of these doctrines on the heart and
life. He did not fail to preach the doctrines, but did not
make them the exclusive theme of his discourses to so
great an extent as some did.

In all his intercourse with his people, pastoral visits,
schools, the sick room, and elsewhere, he was kind,
affectionate, faithful, striving to advance the highest
interest of all. Such was the life of this aged, venerable
servant of Christ ; such a life tends to a peaceful and hap-
py death ; such was his. I well remember a short inter-
view I had with him a day or two before his death. His
last sickness was short. I called to see him ; he was sit-
ting in his chair, very feeble, but could converse, and did
so freely. He said he did not expect to live but a very
short time. Death said he, is very near ; soon I must stand
before God in judgment. I have not those transporting
views that some express in the near prospect of death,
and when I think of my short-comings in what God has
required of me, it seems as if I ought not to hope in his
mercy, and I may be self-deceived ; but Christ is my hope,
and I think I know in whom I have trusted, and that he
will keep that I have entrusted to him to the day of my
redemption. He died as he lived, humble, patient, sub-
missive, relying upon the promises, and resting his all
upon the rock of ages. The memory of such men is
peaceful and their immortality blessed. Mrs. Forward
survived her husband twenty years ; she died March 27th,
1834, at the advanced age of ninety-five years four months
and twelve days. She was active and useful in the sta-
tions she occupied, cheerful, with a great flow of the
kindest feelings, benevolent, hospitable, and her whole
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her faculties, mental and physical. Her mind became so
impaired that she did not know her own family, for some
two years before her death.

About two years before the death of Mr. Forward,
the Rev. Experience Porter was installed as colleague
pastor with him. He was installed the 11th of March,
1812. Mr. Porter was a native of Lebanon, New Hamp-
shire, son of deacon Nathaniel Porter, of that place. He
graduated at Dartmouth College in 1803. Upon leav-
ing college, he was appointed a tutor in the college at
Middlebury, Vermont, that college being then in its in-
fancy. He officiated as tutor one year, during which
time his attention was given to theological studies, so far
as was consistent with his college duties. At the close of
the year, he entered the Divinity school of the Rev. Asa-
hel Hooker, in Goshen, Connecticut, where he finished
his theological course and was licensed to preach. "While a
licentiate he supplied in various places. In September
1807, he received a call to settle in Winchester, New
Hampshire. To this call he gave a favorable answer, and
was ordained over the church and people at Winchester,
November 12th, 1807. He remained in the faithful dis-
charge of his pastoral duties at Winchester, until the 20th
of February, 1810, when he was dismissed, at his own re-
quest, by a mutual council convened for that purpose.
After his dismission he preached in various places till
January, 1812, when by invitation he came for a supply
to this place ; and after preaching several Sabbaths, receiv-
ed a unanimous call from the church and society to settle
with them in the gospel ministry, as colleague pastor, with
Rev. Mr. Forward. During Mr. Porter's connection with
this people there were two revivals of religion. The first
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was general in all parts of the town. During the year 1813,
there were one hundred and seven persons united with
the church upon a public profession of their faith. The
next commenced in the fall of 1818, and continued
about the same length of time. Before the close of 1819,
there were two hundred and eight persons added to
the church by a profession of religion, as the fruit of this
revival. It was a season of great anxiety and most intense
feeling upon the public mind ; religious meetings were very
frequent, and attended in crowds ; the labors of the pas-
tor, were exceedingly arduous ; ministerial assistance was
sought from abroad ; many inquiring the way to Zion, and
her gates seemed to be pressed by those who were entering
the Kingdom ; many will doubtless remember those days
with joy so long as memory endures, and even in eternity
will look back to that season as the day of their espousal to
the Lord Jesus Christ. The church was greatly increased,
strengthened and refreshed ; the friends of Zion will ever
rejoice in the blessed fruits of that religious revival. Mr.
Porter, in his farewell sermon, preached March 6th, 1825,
says, " among the hundreds to whom I have opened the
door of this church, some have as we trust, already sat
down to the marriage supper of the Lamb, and very many
more as we may reasonably hope are prepared to join that
blessed society ; but of some I might say with the apostle,
" I am afraid of you lest I have bestowed upon you labor
in vain." Faithful narrative requires me to say, in the
subsequent history of some, lamentable evidence has been
given of great delinquency in christian character ; some
who seemed for a time to run well fell away ; their religion
seemed to be, " as the morning cloud and the early dew
that goeth away." There is great reason to fear that the
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did not furnish sufficient safe-guards against accessions of
some unworthy members to the church. It is hoped that
at the great and final trial, if any such must be found, the
number will be few ; whatever the number may be, the
revelations of that day will disclose. The pastoral relation
between Mr. Porter and this people continued till March
9th, 1825, when he was dismissed by a council mutually
chosen by him and his people for the purpose. Hishealth
had become impaired, for several months before his dis-
mission, so much so that he had been able to preach only
a portion of the time. After his dismission he preached
but little ; he lingered under the disease which gradually
wasted his strength, and which proved to lie beyond the
reach of all means resorted to for arresting its progress,
and terminated fatally. He died at Lebanon, New Hamp-
shire, on the 25th day of August, 1828, aged forty-six.
Mr. Porter possessed strong powers of mind, and was gift-
ed with very ready faculties ; he wrote with great rapidi-
ty ; his style of writing was more characterized by bold-
ness and strength than by a highly cultivated taste, or
classical accuracy. He spoke with ease ; in his presentation
of truth to his congregation, his appeals were cogent and
effectual. In his public discourses, the general features of
his subject were apprehended with great facility. If there
was any failure in doing ample justice to it in the discus-
sion, it arose from want of discrimination in the analyzing
and presentation, in its varried parts and aspects. His the-
ology was strictly Calvinistic, and in his pulpit exercises,
he dwelt much on the leading doctrines ; this created, to a
considerable extent, uniformity in his discourses. His
voice was full and deep toned, his manner in the desk self-
possessed, easy and deliberate, making a deep impression
on the hearer. The church was greatly increased during

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his ministry. " When I was installed," says Mr. Porter
in his sermon, " the church consisted of one hundred and
ninety members ; since that time four hundred and twenty
five have been received ; of whom three hundred and
forty-five were received by profession, and eighty by let-
ters from other churches." It may be added that during
the thirteen years of his ministry here, about as many per-
sons united with this church by profession as had united
with it in the same way during the whole eighty years of
its existence previous to that period. He labored to im-
press upon the hearts of others the great truths of the
gospel, which his own heart bore witness were impressed
upon his. During the long and wasting disease that was
preying upon him, he had seasons of darkness and des-
pondency ; at times doubts and fears assailed him ; these
were but temporary, and as he gradually drew near the
close they were removed ; his prospect brightened and his
hopes were steadfast. He died in faith, sustained in an
unshaken trust of a blessed immortality. In October 1806,
he married Miss Sarah Smith, a daughter of Dr. Phineas
Smith, formerly of Sharon, Connecticut. Dr. Smith was
a near relative of the Hon. John Cotton Smith, for several
years Governor of Connecticut. At about sixteen years
of age, Mrs. Porter lost her parents ; from that period, she
resided in the family of an uncle, her father's brother,
Dan Smith, Esq., of "West Haven, Vermont, for about six
years before her marriage, in the reciprocal interchanges
of those acts of kindness and mutual attachments that
belong to the endearing relation of parents and child.
The traits of her character were such as secured the respect
and esteem of all those acquainted with her. She had
a mind well furnished with fruits of various and well se-
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ministry here, her health was feeble ; this necessarily for-
bade, to a great extent, those active labors and exercises
for the benefit of those around her, which were the
promptings of her heart ; what health and strength she
had were consecrated to the best of purposes. In the ser-
mon, at her funeral, by the Rev. Dr. Woodbridge, he
says, " in her intellectual character she possessed a vigor
and a decision which would have fitted her for no ordina-
ry attainments in science ; her judgment was clear, her
reasoning faculty active and acute, and her imagination
tempered and subdued by sound discretion. Her remarks
on every subject, of which she professed to have any
knowledge, indicated the habit of thought, and of becom-
ing independence in forming her opinions. She early
made a public profession of religion ; she was strict and
conscientious in the duties of religion. She took a deep
interest in the prosperity of the Redeemer's kingdom."
The christian graces were seen in her whole character,
and in constant exercise ; they sustained her in the last
great trying conflict. She died April 18th, 1825, aged
forty-four.

In the spring of 1818, a Sabbath school was first
introduced as a Sabbath exercise in this church and
society, and has been continued ever since. Those who
then comprised the classes were children and youth. The
exercises, the committing to memory texts of scripture,
and verses from the hymn books, and rehearsing them.
The minister appointed the superintendent and the con-
ductors of the school. The same year Sabbath schools
were opened in many of the churches and religious socie-
ties in this community, for the first time. The utility of
these schools has been fully tested, and the improvements
by experience realized ; in no one thing perhaps more than

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in bringing those of all ages and conditions in life, into
them for Bible instruction.

After the dismission of Rev. Mr. Porter, the people
remained without a settled ministry about seven months.
The Rev. Lyman Coleman had supplied the desk several
Sabbaths, by invitation, during the year 1824, while ill
health suspended the labors of Mr. Porter ; soon after
Mr. Porter's dismission, (May following), Mr. Coleman
was again invited to supply the desk. He preached a
succession of Sabbaths and remained several weeks among
us. On the 8th of August, a vote passed in the church
expressing a desire to extend a call to him, which was
responded to by the society, and a unanimous call was
given him ; in due time he signified his acceptence. A
Council was called, and the following clergymen partici-
pated in his ordination :

Rev. Artemas Boies, of South Hadley, made the in-
troductory prayer, Rev. Dr. Joel Hawes, of Hartford,
preached the sermon, from 2d Thess. 2, 8th ; Rev. Nathan
Perkins, of Amherst, made the consecrating prayer ; Rev.
Dr. Ely, of Monson, gave the charge ; and Rev. William
C. Fowler, then of Greenfield, and since a Professor in the
College at Middlebury and at Amherst, gave the right
hand of fellowship ; and the Rev. Ebenezcr B. Wright, of
Ludlow, offered the concluding prayer. Mr. Coleman
remained here in the ministry nearly seven years. He
was settled October 19th, 1825. A kind providence smiled
on his labors ; the society increased and the church enlarg-
ed ; some of the advances, showing a prosperous state of
things among us, may be seen by a few extracts from Mr.
Coleman's farewell sermon, preached on the 9th Septem-
ber 1832, the Sabbath next after his dismission, from 2d
Cor. 13th and 11th, " Finally brethren, farewell." After the
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introduction in this discourse, Mr. Coleman speaks of his
own discouragements, and says " God grant that my lack of
service may be supplied by the communications of his
grace to you." " Some portion of good, I must believe, has
been done, and in this I rejoice, and will rejoice to my la-
test breath." In the progress of the sermon, he recapitu-
lates as follows : " on my coming among you, the Sabbath
school was composed of a limited number of children and
youth, with scarce a single individual of adult age. The
system of organization has since been entirely changed.
A more thorough and efficient system of instruction has
been introduced, and the school has been increased by a
large portion of the congregation, who by their age and
influence give character to the institution." " Soon after
my settlement, a Sabbath school library was commenced,
which now contains more than seven hundred bound
volumes." " In this connection, the alteration and enlarge-
ment of this house of public worship ought to be mention-
ed." The alteration and enlargement here alluded to was
made in 1828 ; the house was enlarged and the inside en-
tirely constructed anew, at an expense of over three thous-
and dollars. He continues and says, " of scarcely less impor-
tance was the fitting up of a neat and commodious place
for social worship." In 1830, this place (vestry) was pro-
vided for social religious meetings, principally by individ-
ual enterprise. He further says, " a spirit of christian
benevolence has also been considerably excited, and the
public charities of the people increased since the commence-
ment of my ministry." He then refers to the temperance
reformation; the first efficient efforts on this subject
here were in 1827. He says, " the results have been most
important to the interests of this community ; our numbers
have gradually increased from eleven up to more than seven

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hundred, comprising a large portion of the influence and
character of the place." " At the lowest calculation, the
temperance reformation must be an annual saving to the
town of several thousand dollars, and yet this is really the
least of all considerations connected with this reformation ;
il is the salvation of life, of happiness, of the soul itself."
After alluding to various other things showing similar re-
sults, he says, " whilst I have sustained the pastoral office
in this church, one hundred seventy-eight have been ad-
ded to its body, forty-five by recommendation from other
churches, and one hundred thirty-three by a public profes-
sion of their faith in Christ ; the church at the time of my
settlement, consisted of three hundred sixty-four members ;
it now consists of four hundred fifty-seven, showing an in-
crease of almost one hundred." There was an unusual re-
ligious interest among this people in 1831. It is not the
object of this narrative to detail the causes that led to Mr.
Coleman's dismission ; they are now matters of history,
and will be recollected by many still among us ; if from
them arc drawn useful lessons of instruction for the fu-
ture, they may thus far be beneficial. In alluding to them,
in drawing his discourse to a close, Mr. Coleman says,
"we are all hastening to the judgment seat of Christ
where our motives will be fully known, and where these
our relations will be severely scrutinized. That meeting
at the judgment seat of Christ! Oh! it is enough to hush
every unhallowed feeling of the heart. There we shall
meet no more to judge one another, but to be judged of Him
on whose dread decision our character and our destiny de-
pend. There all my official conduct towards you will be
justly estimated, and there too all your treatment of me,
and of my gospel will be laid open." Mr. Coleman asked
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ty of the people. This fact was fully tested by votes in
parish meeting and in various other ways ; probably three
fourths of the parish were desirous that he should not
leave them ; yet a minority, and that not numerous, but
active and unyielding, sought a separation ; at a society
meeting held September 4th, 1832, for the purpose of con-
sidering the subject of Mr. Coleman's request for a dis-
mission, the following votes passed :

Voted, "That this society accord with the request
made by Rev. Lyman Coleman, that the pastoral relation
between him and this people be dissolved."

Voted, " That while this society expresses by vote
their accordance with the wishes of Mr. Coleman, ex-
pressed in his request, they would say that it is with the
deepest feelings of regret that such an event must take
place ; nearly seven years has elapsed since his settle-
ment here as the minister of this people. The ability,
the assiduity, the faithfulness, and untiring devotion
with which the duties of the sacred office have been
discharged by him during his labors among us, have
associated him in our feelings with our fairest prospects
and brightest hopes. We had cherished the pleasing
expectation that a beneficent Providence would continue
him as the minister of this people for a great while yet to
come ; though we are cut short in this, we would express
our grateful acknowledgment to the great Head of the
church, for continuing him so long the minister of this
people." The church passed a vote expressive of the
same feelings with the society. There was no opposition
expressed in the church or society in the passing of these
votes. He was dismissed on the 4th of September, 1832.
immediately upon his dismission he received an invita-
tion to take charge as Principal of the " Burr Seminary,"

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a literary institution, established at Manchester, Vermont.
He remained at the head of that institution till 1837,
when he was invited to take charge of the " Teachers'
Seminary," at Andover, Massachusetts ; he entered on
the duties there, and remained at that Seminary till
September, 1842. Resigning his office there, he made
arrangements for a voyage to Europe ; sailed from New
York, November 29th, same year, in a vessel bound to
Hamburgh ; passed the winter in the city of Berlin. A
leading object with Mr. Coleman, in visiting Europe,
was to obtain materials for a revised edition of his work,
" Christian Antiquities," and in preparation for another
work, " The Primitive Church," or " Church without a
Bishop." At Berlin, he had great facilities, in aiding
him in the object of his inquiries. He was in habitual
conference with Dr. Neander, the great historian ; spent
the winter and spring, in close application at Berlin, in
gathering materials to perfect his object in his contem-
plated works above mentioned. He visited various parts
of Germany, France, Belgium, England, Scotland and
Wales. On his return home the next year he was
engaged in instruction at Amherst, Massachusetts, and
at Auburn, New York. These two works above named,
have been published, and very favorably received by the
public, as valuable standard works. They have recently
been reprinted in London. He has published another
work " Historical Geography ;" five editions of this work
have gone from the press. Mr. Coleman has published
some other works of a more limited extent, " Historical
Sketch, and the Christian Sabbath," and others, giving
evidence of laborious study and extensive research. Mr.
Coleman was a native of Middlefield, Hampshire County,
Massachusetts, born June, 1796, son of Dr. "William
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Coleman, then a practising physician of that place, and
now residing in Pittsfield, Massachusetts ; and grand-son
of Dr. Seth Coleman, formerly of Amherst, Massachusetts,
who died there, September 9th, 1816, aged 76, — a man
well known in his day as a skilful physician, and of dis-
tinguished piety. Mr. Coleman was a graduate of Yale
College in 1817 ; held the office of tutor in that College
five years ; studied theology at the Divinity School at
Yale; settled in the ministry here, October 19, 1825.
In September, 1826, he married Miss Maria Flynt,
daughter of Rufus Flynt, Esq., of Monson, Massachu-
setts. He received the Honorary Degree of D. D., from
Nassau Hall College, in 1848 ; is now engaged in clas-
sical instruction in the city of Philadelphia.

After Mr. Coleman's dismission, the people remained
without a settled minister, about one year. In June,
1833, an invitation was given to Rev. Jared Reid, to
supply the desk. Mr. Reid had been settled at Reading,
Massachusetts, and dismissed. He came among us and
supplied the desk for several Sabbaths. On the 22d of
July, at a meeting of the church, a vote was taken to give
him a call to settle, if the society acceded to the vote.
This they did, and a unanimous call was given him to
settle with us in the gospel ministry. In due time he
returned an affirmative answer, and he was installed to
the pastoral office September 4, 1833. Mr. Reid is son
of Mr. Samuel Reid, a native of Fall River, Massachu-
setts. He moved to Preston, Connecticut, where Rev.
Mr. Reid was born, February 1788; graduated at Yale
College 1817, (a class-mate with Rev. Mr. Coleman);
studied Theology at Andover; was licensed to preach
April 1822 ; settled in the ministry at Reading, Novem-
ber 20, 1823; dismissed 1833. November 27, 1823, he

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married Miss Sarah Bigelow, from Colchester, Connect-
icut. Mrs. Reid was exceedingly active and devoted in
her labors in advancing the religious interests of the com-
munity where she was. She was sympathetic in affliction,
faithful in her admonitions to the careless and indifferent,
and constant in her appeals to all to attend to the one
thing needful. No suitable opportunity was left unim-
proved by her, of communicating spiritual benefits to
those within the reach of her influence. In her last sick-
ness, she gave abundant evidence that her hope of a
blessed immortality was as an anchor to her soul, sure
and steadfast. She died at Tiverton, Rhode Island,
where Mr. Reid was stationed, on the 11th of February,
1845, aged fifty-eight.

During the ministry of Mr. Reid here the church was
divided, another church oaganized, and a society formed
in connection with it, known as the Brainerd Church
and Society. The causes of this division did not arise
from dissatisfaction with Mr. Reid, but from causes
entirely distinct from his ministry. It is no part of the
object of this narrative to detail them. They are well
known to many now in this community. They were not
occasioned by a difference in faith, or doctrine. The two
churches were in christian fellowship, each sustaining
stated, constant worship. Mr. Reid continued his labors
in the first church, which were attended with prosperity
to the church and people, till January, 1841, when he
requested a dismission from his church and people. A
mutual council was called for the purpose, and he was
dismissed January 6, 1841.

The Brainerd Church was organized on the 30th Sep-
tember, 1834. Sixty-eight members of the first church
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view of calling an ecclesiastical council, to consider the
subject of forming another church. This was done with
the consent of the first church. The council convened by
letters missive, and the subject was presented. The fol-
lowing Churches, Pastors and Delegates, composed that
Council. From the first church in Northampton, Rev.
Joseph Penny, D. D., and Er. Asahel Lyman, Delegate;
from the Edwards Church, Northampton, Rev. John Todd,
and Br. Thomas Napier, delegate ; from the first church
in Hadlcy, Rev. John Brown, D. D., Pastor, and Dea.
Jacob Smith, delegate ; from the first Church in South
Hadley, Rev. Artemas Boies, pastor, and Rev. B. R.
Woodbridge, delegate ; from the East Church in Amherst,
Rev. Nathan Perkins, pastor, and Gen. Ebenezer Mat-
toon, delegate ; from the church in Enfield, Rev. Joshua
Crosby and Rev. Sumner G. Clapp, pastors, and Br.
Eliphaz Jones, delegate ; from the church in Monson,
Rev. Alfred Ely, D. D., pastor, and Dea. S. Shaw, dele-
gate ; from the church in Brimfield, Rev. Joseph Vaill ;
from the First Church in Belchertown, Rev. Jarcd Reid,
pastor, and Dea. Phelps, delegate. Upon a full hearing
of the subject, the council came to a unanimous result in
favor of a new church organization, and constituted the
certificated members into a church, and extended to it
the fellowship of the churches, under the name of the
" Brainerd Church." Between twenty and thirty more
from the First Church united with it within a few weeks.
The ordinances of the gospel were continually sustained
in it from the first, though there was no settled ministry
till 1838. In June of that year an invitation was given
to Rev. George A. Oviatt to supply the desk. He came
among us and labored a few weeks. On the 16th of
July, 1838, the church records show the following acts

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and doings. " The church held a meeting, duly notified,
on the subject of giving a call to the Rev. George A.
Oviatt to settle with us in the gospel ministry." And
the records also say, " Whereas, he has labored among us
for a time, to our acceptance and edification, and from his
known character and standing entitled to our entire con-
fidence as an able and faithful minister of the gospel; if
the Brainerd Society, to which this church appertains,
think proper to extend to him an invitation to settle with
us, we do hereby express our unanimous and cordial con-
currence in such invitation." This vote was communi-
cated to the society, and they voted unanimously to give
the call, which was communicated to Mr. Oviatt. He
returned in due time an affirmative reply. A council was
invited for the ordination, and convened on the 28th of
August, 1838. The council was composed of the follow-
ing pastors and delegates from the churches. Second
Church in Amherst, Rev. Nathan Perkins, pastor ; First
Church in Amherst, Rev. Josiah Bent, pastor, and Gen.
David Mack, delegate ; church in Enfield, Rev. John
Whiton, Pastor, and Br. Tertius Walker, delegate ; from
the church in South Hadley, Rev. Joseph D. Condit,
pastor, and Dea. Moses Montague, delegate ; from the
church in Granby, Dea. Asa Pease, delegate ; from the
church in Monson, Dea. A. W. Porter, delegate; from
the church in Boylston, Rev. William H. Sanford,
pastor, and Br. Henry H. Brigham, delegate ; from Park
Street Church in Boston, Rev. Silas Aikin, pastor, and
Br. William T. Eustis, delegate ; from the church in
Belchertown, Rev. Jarcd Reid, pastor, and Dea. Israel
Towne, delegate ; and Rev. Roswell Hawkes, without
pastoral charge. The council organized as follows :
Rev. Nathan Perkins, moderator ; Rev. William H.

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Sanford, scribe ; Rev. Mr. "Whiton made the introductory
prayer ; Rev. Mr. Aikin preached the sermon ; Rev. Mr.
Reid made the ordaining prayer ; Rev. Mr. Perkins gave
the charge to the pastor ; Rev. Mr. Condit gave the right
hand of fellowship ; Rev. Mr. Bent gave the charge to
the people, and Rev. Mr. Sanford made the concluding
prayer.

Mr. Oviatt continued his labors as pastor of the Brain-
erd Church and Society till the churches and societies
were again united, 1841. His labors were blessed, and
the church and society prosperous. The church to Jan-
uary 1841, had increased to about one hundred and
eighty members. The society built a house in 1836, for
their accommodation at an expense of five thousand dol-
lars. After the dismission of Mr. Reid, January 6, 1841,
(leaving the First Church destitute of a pastor), a desire
was manifested by many in each society for a reunion of
the churches and societies, with the cherished hope that
Mr. Oviatt might become the pastor of the united church.
In public worship the two societies united immediately
upon Mr. Reid's leaving, and Mr. Oviatt discharged the
pastoral duties to both. Such had been his labors and
intercourse among the people, ever since his ministerial
labors commenced here, that all feelings seemed to con-
centrate in the desire of effecting a union, and of extend-
ing a call to him to settle over the united church and
society. Measures were taken to accomplish that object.
Meetings of each church and each society were called,
and votes passed expressing a desire of reunion, and of
extending a call to Mr. Oviatt to take the pastoral charge
of them. The causes which seven years before had led
to a division of the church, seem to have melted away,
and a state of united feeling, favorable to the prosperity

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of the church by a union succeeded. An ecclesiastical
council was invited, to consider the subject of a union of
the churches, and of installing- Mr. Oviatt over the united
church and society. That council convened August 31,
1841. From Second Church in Amherst, Rev. Nbthan
Perkins, and Br. Ithamer Conkey, delegate : church in
Enfield, Rev. John Whiton, and Dea. Alvan Smith, del-
egate : church in Granby, Rev. James Bates, pastor, and
Rev. Eli Moody, delegate : church in South Hadley, Rev.
Joseph D. Conditj pastor, and Br. Samuel Judd, deleg ite ;
First Church in Amherst, Rev. John Sanford, delegate ;
from South Church in Amherst, Rev. Dana Goodsell, and
Br. Nathan E. Dickinson, delegate ; from the church in
Amherst College, Rev. Professor William C. Fowler.
Votes of the two churches were laid before the council,
expressing a mutual desire of reunion, and no opposition
appeared. The council decided that a union formed
by two churches, by the unanimous votes of both, was in
accordance with ecclesiastical usage ; wherefore the
council voted " that in view of all the circumstances
before thorn, they are satisfied with these proceedings,
and do recognize the Brainerd Church and the First
Church in Belchertown, as one church ; and to carry out
the object of all the parties concerned, that the relation
of Rev. Mr. Oviatt as pastor of the Brainerd Church be
dissolved." And on due proceedings had, the council
proceeded to install Rev. Mr. Oviatt pastor of the united
church and society, in pursuance of an unanimous call by
them given him and his acceptance. The parts in the
exercises of the installation were as follows : Rev. Mr.
Bates made the introductory prayer ; Rev. Professor
Fowler preached the sermon ; Rev. Mr. Moody made the
installing prayer ; Rev. Mr. Perkins gave the charge to

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the pastor ; Rev. Mr. Condit gave the right hand of
fellowship ; Rev. Mr. Whiton made the address to the
people ; Rev. Mr. Goodsell made the concluding prayer-
At the time of the union of these churches, August 31,
1841, the First Church included probably two hundred
and fifty members, perhaps three hundred including
those that resided elsewhere, but had not removed their
church relation. The exact number is not known. The
Brainerd Church included about one hundred and eighty
members. Most of these were from the First Church.
Mr. Oviatt remained in the faithful and efficient dis-
charge of his ministerial duties till July, 1845, and had
the satisfaction of seeing the union of the churches suc-
cessful under his administration. In June, 1845, he
requested a dismission from the church and society. Mr.
Oviatt's health was not firm, and the duties of his pastoral
labors were arduous. The church and society complied
with Mr. Oviatt's urgent request, in inviting a council to
advise in the matter. It was called and the subject con-
sidered. A unanimous desire was expressed to the coun-
cil that the pastoral relation between Mr. Oviatt and
them might not be dissolved. In view of the whole
matter, knowing the state of Mr. Oviatt's health, the
extent of his labors here, and the fact that a new field of
labor opened before him to which he was at the same
time invited, of taking the pastoral charge of a church
and society about forming in Boston, (the Suffolk street
Church), and his own desire, and expressed opinion that
his health was not adequate to the labors of the pastor
liere, the council proceeded to dissolve the pastoral
relation between him and this people. He immediately
proceeded to take charge of the newly formed society in
Boston, and was soon after installed as the pastor of that

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN.

73

church and people. In February, 1839, Mr. Oviatt was
married to Miss Martha Ann Whittlesey, of New Haven,
Connecticut. From the period of his dismission from
this place, her health became impaired. She went to
Boston, but disease had fastened upon her, and she
lingered under its fearful progress, at the hospitable
residence of her brother in law and sister, Hon. William
T. Eustis and lady, till its final termination. She died
April 6, 1846, in the full and cheering hope of a blessed
immortality.

Her traits of character were most estimable. Educated
for usefulness, a mind of superior order, well disciplined
and highly cultivated, with a discretion and judgment
ever faithful and safe, sympathising with the afflicted,
active in works of beneficence to all within the sphere of
her action, she lived the religion she professed ; it gave
lustre to her whole character. Those who best knew her
could most justly appreciate her worth. Mr. Oviatt is a
native of Bridgeport, Connecticut, son of Daniel B.
Oviatt Esq. ; he graduated at Yale College in 1835, and
studied theology at 'he divinity school at Yale College.
His father was a native of Milford, Connecticut ; son of

. Oviatt. Daniel B. Oviatt married Mary Roberts,

daughter of William Roberts, of Bridgeport, Connecticut,
who came from England during the Revolutionary war ;
after the close of the war he settled and spent his life in
Bridgeport. Rev. G. A. Oviatt is now (1851) settled in
the ministry in Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachu-
setts.

After the dismission of Mr. Oviatt, the desk was con-
stantly supplied, without a settled ministry for seven
months. In January, 1846, the Rev. John Clancey, by
invitation came among us for a supply ; he preached four
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74 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Sabbaths. An invitation was extended to him to settle
in the ministry, which was accepted. He was installed
February 25, 1846, by a council convened for the pur-
pose. Mr. Clancey, is a graduate of Middlebury College,
of the class of 1818, studied theology at Andover, was
settled in the ministry at Charlton, (N. Y.) where he
remained about twenty years in the ministry ; had been
dismissed from his pastoral labors with that people,
before he came to this place. He remained here as the
pastor of this people till March 27th, 1849, when he was
dismissed by an Ecclesiastical council, mutually called to
take into consideration " the difficulties that have arisen
in respect to the pastoral relation existing between Rev.
John Clancey and the church and society here, and to give
such judgment and advice in regard to the continuance
or dissolution thereof as they may deem proper, and to
dissolve the said relation, if, in their judgment it shall
be deemed advisable." In pursuance of this call, a
council was convened and the subject considered. No
difficulties were stated to exist between Mr. Clancey and
the people, and no allegations against his character in
any respect. Votes of the society, and of the church, had
been taken at meetings of these bodies, expressive of their
views as to the expediency of a continuance of Mr.
Clancey 's labors among this people ; their doings were laid
before the council, and their judgment was unanimous in
favor of a dissolution of the pastoral relation, giving him
plenary testimonials that he sustained a fair christian and
ministerial character. Mr. Clancey returned to Charlton ;
is still laboring in the ministry, in supplying destitute
churches.

In May, 1849, Rev. Samuel Wolcott was invited to
supply the desk. He came and preached the first Sabbath

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 75

in June, and the three next succeeding Sabbaths. Such
was the impression made on the public mind by the
labors of Mr. "Wolcott, that a meeting of the church and
of the society, was duly notified and held on the 9th of
July, and votes passed unanimously in each of these
bodies, extending a call to Mr. "Wolcott, to settle with us
in the gospel ministry, and immediately communicated to
him. He returned an answer under date of July 26,
accepting the invitation, reserving a few weeks to close
some engagements then occupying his attention. In due
time preparations were made for convening a council for
his installation. The council convened on the second
day of October. The gentlemen of the council officiating
in the exercises were, reading the Scriptures by Rev. Mr.
Cross, late of Palmer, at the time without pastoral
charge. Introductory prayer by Rev. Mr. Oviatt, a for-
mer pastor of the church. Sermon by Rev. Professor
Smith, of Amherst College. Installing prayer, by Rev.
Mr. Bates, of Granby. Charge to the pastor, by Rev.
Dr. Woodbridge, of Hadley. Fellowship of the churches,
by Rev. Mr. Laury, of South Hadley. Address to the
people, by Rev. Mr. Colton of Amherst. Concluding
prayer, by Rev. Mr. McEwen, of Enfield. Benediction
by the pastor. The exercises were appropriate and well
received by a large and attentive auditory. Mr. Wolcott
immediately entered upon the duties of his station,
moving his family here a few days previous to his instal-
lation. Some of the results of his labors were soon seen
in an increased attention to religious concerns. It be-
came general in different parts of the town, and among
all ages, continuing for several months. The fruit of that
revival, has been eighty-seven members added to the
church by profession, since Mr, Wolcott's installation,

/6 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

and sixteen by letter from other churches. The congre-
gation has increased, and blessings multiplied under his
ministrations.

Mr. Wolcott, is a native of East "Windsor, Ct., son of
Elihu Wolcott, Esq., now residing in Jacksonville, 111.,
born July, 1813. His mother, a daughter of Rev. David
McClure, D. D., of East Windsor. He is a lineal
descendant from Henry Wolcott, born in Tolland, Eng-
land, and removed to this country with his wife and six
children in 1630; they belonged to the company of
emigrants, that removed from Dorchester to Windsor, in
1635. Their descendants were numerous, and distin-
guished as prominent in the affairs of church and state,
from the earliest history of Connecticut. Rev. Samuel
Wolcott, was a graduate of Yale College, in 1833 ; he
passed the first year after his graduation al in the-

ological study. In 1835, he entered upon a course of
study at Andovcr, completing his course preparatory to
his license in 1837. The two next years he was engaged
in assisting the Secretary of the Board of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions, at the Mission House in Boston.
In September 1839, he married Miss Catherine E. Wood,
daughter of Ezra Wood, Esq., of Westminster, Massachu-
setts. November 13, he was ordained, at the Bowdoin
street Church, in Boston, as a foreign missionary, and
embarked for Syria, under the direction of the Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions, with his wife, Janu-
ary following, and arrived at Beyrout the next April.
Soon removed to Areiyah, a village in Mount Lebanon.
The rising of the mountaineers against the Pasha of
Egypt, who held the country, compelled him to return
to Beyrout, with loss of a portion of his effects ; soon
after he went to El Abadiyeh, another village of Mount

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 77

Lebanon, but the arrival of the allied English, Austrian
and Turkish fleets, off the Coast, in August, obliged him
to return to Beyrout, receiving notice from the British
Admiral, of his intention to bombard the town. He
removed with his family, to the Island of Cyprus, for a
little season, returning alone to the place from which he
had recently been driven ; he arrived on the morning the
town capitulated, and was able to preserve the missionary
property. In the spring of 1841, he visited Damascus,
and spent the summer with his family, at Deir El Kamr,
the capital town of Mount Lebanon. Here he opened a
school for trTe sons of the Druze Sheiks. His labors,
and his residence in the mountains were suddenly inter-
rupted by a sanguinary civil war, in which his effects
were pillaged by the ruthless robbers, and he compelled
to leave the place. At Beyrout, on the 26th of October,
1841, his wife died, of a short and very distressing
illness. He passed the following winter in Jerusalem,
making investigations, visiting various parts of that city
of renown, and places contiguous, rendered sacred by a
thousand hallowed associations. In the spring of 1842,
he returned to Beyrout, spending the summer at Bham-
down, a village in Mount Lebanon, remaining there till
his labors were again interrupted by a civil war. Amid
the most severe family afflictions, Mr. Wolcott expe-
rienced peculiar trials in his missionary labors, by reason
of the unsettled condition of the affairs of governments,
and the war-moving elements with which he was almost
continually surrounded, breaking in upon his labors and
interrupting his plans of operation. In January, 1843,
he embarked at Beyrout for his native land, returning
by way of England, arrived in Boston, April 21, 1843.
^Extended accounts have been given of Mr. Wolcott's
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78 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

labors and travels, during his residence in Syria and
Palestine, and at the East, in several American Journals.
Some of them may be found in the Missionary Herald,
February number, 1841, and the March number, 1842;
and in the first number of " Bibliotheca Sacra," edited
by Professor Robinson, and published February, 1843.
It will be perceived, says Dr. Robinson in his " Biblio-
theca Sacra," that most of the communications from Pal-
estine, are from Rev. Mr. Wolcott, who has traversed
the country and explored Jerusalem, with an eye of a
keen and intelligent observer, and whose remarks have
furnished several important corrections in the Biblical
researches in that country, published by the editor." In
August 1843, Mr. Wolcott was installed as pastor, over
the Congregational church and society, in Longmcadow.
November 1st, 1843, he married Miss. Harriet A. Pope,
daughter of Jonathan A. Pope, Esq., of Millbury, Mas-
sachusetts. He was dismissed from the church and people
of Longmcadow, December 27, 1847, by a mutual council
called for the purpose. He subsequently spent some time
in preparing a geneological history of the Wolcott family,
which is yet in manuscript.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 79

PASTORS

OF THE CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN,
FROM ITS ORGANIZATION TOR ONE HUND-
RED AND FOURTEEN YEARS.

Rev. Edward Billing, settled 1739, dismissed 17.52, died about
1757.
" Justus Forward, settled 1756, died 1814, aged 84.
" Experience Porter, installed 1812, dismissed 1825, died 1828,

aged 46.
" Lyman Coleman, ordained 1825, dismissed 1832.
" Jared Reid, installed 1833, dismissed, 1841.
" George A. Oviatt, 1841, dismissed 1845.
" John Clancey, installed 1846, dismissed 1849.
" " i in 1 "r 1 ii ii^m r 1 i"P

Interims between the dismission of one pastor
and the settlement of his successor.

Between Mr. Billing and Mr. Forward, about 3 years and 10 mo.

" Mr. Porter and Mr. Coleman, about 7 months.

" Mr. Coleman and Mr. Reid, about 1 year.

" Mr. Reid and Oviatt, about 8 months.

" Mr. Oviatt and Mr. Clancey, about 8 months.

" Mr. Clancey and Mr. Wolcott, about 7 months.
Fractions of time in days not computed ; making an aggregate of
eight years and two months without a settled ministry, in one
hundred and fourteen years. The desk has been statedly supplied
when there has been no settled ministry.

80 ttIBTOEIOi,I. SKETCHES OF THE

THE following list COMPRISES THE NAMES OF TIIOSF,
W1I<> HAY I. SUSTAINED THE OFFICE OF DFACON IN THIS
CHURCH.
Sec their numbers for additional notices of their office.

John Smith,

No. 1.

Aaron Lyman,

3.

Elijah Smith,

" 11.

Joseph Smith,

" 16.

Edward Smith,

" 163.

Elijah Dwight,

" 215.

Amasa Smith,

" 229.

Eliakim Phelps,

" 222.

James Walker,

" 256.

Oliver S. Taylor, ^

M 584.

Daniel Phelps,

Anson Moody,

"** " 462.

" 879.

John M. Spooner,

M 863.

Henry A. Bridgman,

lt 460.

Israel Tow 116,

" 878.

William l'helps,

" 463.

At the time of the union of the two churches, in 1841,
Daniel Phelps, John M. Spooner, Israel Towne, and Will-
iam Phelps, were the officiating deacons in the first church,
and Henry A. Bridgman, (460) Elijah Amadou, (1156) and
Elisha Abbey, (655) were the officiating deacons in the
Brain erd Church. After that union they all officiated as
deacons in the united church till 1850. when they all
resigned their office. The church then chose Daniel
Phelps, Israel Towne, Elisha Abbey and Kphraim Monta-
gue for deacons. These four now sustain that office in
the church.

K)1*GREGATI0NAE CHURCH IN EELCHEXITOWN.

81

LIST OF COMMUNICANTS

In the congregational church in belchertown,
from its organization fN 1837, TO 1851.

EXPLANATIONS.

The names of the church members are represented by
numbers standing in columns on the left margin of the
page, against the name represented. When these num-
bers are used elsewhere in these pages, corresponding
with the column numbers, and representing names, they
are inclosed in parent]- esis. Sometimes I trace lineage
by numbers ; for example ; take No. (958), it represents
Phineas C. Walker, son of (412) ; turn to No. (412);
you find that number represents Aaron Walker, son of
(243) ; turn to No. (243), you find that number represents
TIozl iah Walker, son of (99) ; turn to No. (99), you find
that number represents Capt. James Walker, and there
find his birth place, parentage, marriage, when he came to
this place, and from whence, time of his death and age.
Sometimes the name is used with the number representing
it. Numbers are never used representing names except
when representing church mcnibers. The family names
of married women are always given when known, and

82 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OE THE — ~

represented as follows: in No. (131), Eunice (Divight)
wife of Joseph Graves ; her family name before marriage
being enclosed in parenthesis and printed in italics. Frac-
tions in years, or in age, are not noticed. Periods of death
may in some cases he inaccurately stated. "When I could
have access to record-evidence, I have in all cases given
it. When I could not, I have taken dates of deaths and
other facts from the memory of the living ; when this
source of information has seemed to be in a good degree
accurate, I have taken it as giving the facts sought. I am
aware that memory cannot always be relied on for accu-
racy in dates. It would be strange if errors should not be
found in these as well as other things, in these pages.
Facts resting on traditionary history, are so stated. Facts
stated from memory have been obtained, so far as practi-
cable, from those best prepared to give them correctly.

When removals of church members to other churches
have taken place, and knoicn, the facts are stated, with the
time of removal and place removed to. In many cases,
where members of the church are gone from us, no trace
of record or any other evidence can be found, noticing the
removal. All that is known of them, is they are gone.
In some cases a general certificate of membership has been
taken by persons going away, and whether they have
united with any other church is not known. I have added
against the names of several individuals the word " Re-
moved" shoAving that they are gone from us, but not
known where or whether living. Our church records are
very imperfect, short, and inaccurate. Names are some-
times represented by the initials only ; and in removals
and deaths, and in other events relating to an individual,
the record is, Mr. A. removed or died &c, when the desig-
nation would apply to several persons with equal accura-

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 83

cy. I have, with much labor, sought facts to guide me,
and from all means within my reach, and from the most
correct sources. No record of a death can be found on
our church records from the year 1833 to 1841. Many
omissions of other things and at other periods are found
in church records, of what they should contain, and usu-
ally do contain.

Names of some who have been communicants, are not
to be found on the church records. In some instances the
first notice of their names in church documents, is when
they have asked a letter of recommendation from the
church. When by any satisfactory evidence, I have ascer-
tained the membership of individuals, I have inserted
their names as communicants. After all, probably some
may find their names omitted on both chronological and
alphabetical lists. In numbering the list of names as first
drawn, some names were not found ; they either were not
on the records, or overlooked. In designating these as
taken in a new draft, I add a fraction to the number.
Take number (319), " Mary, the wife of Giles Lyman."
The three names next following are designated (319^)
(319f ) and (319J-). The arrangement was begun by num-
bers indicating persons, and I have found it difficult to
change the numbers after going through with them, with
the various references they bear in designating persons ;
therefore I used fractions.

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HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

The following list comprises the names, with their num-
bers, of those who have been communicants in the con-
gregational Church in Belchcrtown, from its organization
in 1737 to 1851. There are no church records remaining
anterior to February 25th, 175G. The names of those who
were communicants, and were removed from the church
bv death, or otherwise, before that time, are not to be
found. The names corresponding with the first 08 num-
bers, stand on the church records as communicants at that
date, being the date of Rev. Mr. Forward's settlement.
February 25th, 1756. A very few of these 68 communi-
cants did not unite with this church till after Mr. For-
ward's settlement, though they were communicants. These
few names are found among the 68, and also registered as
uniting with this church afterwards, when they removed
their church relations.

Numbers. Names.

1. John Smith, a native of Hadley, son

of Joseph Smith, born 1687, married
Elizabeth Hovey, of Hadley, in 1709,
removed to Hatfield 1711 ; was chosen
a Deacon of the church in Hatfield,
remained in Hatfield till 1736, raised a
family there ; came to Cold Spring in
1736, was chosen the first deacon in
this church at its organization in 1787.
A prominent actor in the civil and re-
ligious affairs of this place. He was
authorized by the general court, to call
the first meeting ever called by Legis-
lative authority, of the settlers in Cold
Spring for police purposes, for choosing
precinct officers, and raising money to
support the gospel, and for other pru-
dential affairs. It was held April 28,

Deaths, Age.

CONGREGATIONAL CHUECH IN BEICHEETOWN.

85

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age

1740. The church records say of him,
" A valuable man in his day." He died 1

Elizabeth (Hovey,) wife of No. 1,
she died,

See Genealogy, Appendix A.

Aaron Lyman, a native of North-
ampton, son of Benjamin Lyman, came
to Cold Spring in 1731 ; married
Eunice Dwight, was chosen deacon in
this church at its organization, lived
here through life, raised a family here.
He died,

See Appendix B.

Eunice {Dwight), wife of (3). She
was sister to (42) ; died,

Abner Smith, son of (1), born in
Hatfield, 1712; came to Cold Spring
in 1733, married Polly Lyman,, daugh-
ter of (3), removed from this place to
Springfield, where he kept a public
house and the county jail for several
years. He died with the small pox,
about the year,

Polly (Lyman) wife of (5).

Daniel Smith, a native of Hatfield,
son of (1), born 1716 ; came to Cold
Spring, with his brother (5), married
Abigail Sacket, of Westfield. He died.

Abigail {Sacket) wife of (7). She
died.

8

1777
1758

1780

1760

1777

1800

1797

70

75

52

65

84

75

86

HISTOKICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names.

Joseph Smith, a native of Hatfield,
born 1720; son of (1), was deacon of
this church, chosen in 1770, was
father of Rev. Amasa, Eli, and John
Smith ; see (229), (279), and (248) ;
was the first Representative to the
General Court, under the present State
Constitution, a prominent and useful
man ; he married Eunice Bascom, and
died at the residence of his son Solo-
man Smith, in Lyme, N. H.

Eunice [Bascom) wife of (9).

See Appendix A.

Elijah Smith, a native of Hatfield,
son of (1), born 1723 ; came to Cold
Spring with his father in 1736; mar-
ried Sybcl Worthington, of Colchester,
Connecticut, in 1751 ; was deacon of
this chinch, chosen in 1761, was father
of Rev. Ethan Smith. The church
records say of him, " His natural parts
were very great. He had a quick turn
of thought, depth of penetration, a
solid reason and judgment, a tenacious
memory, a handsome utterance and an
agreeable deportment, and was on
good ground, esteemed a man of true
piety, and universally beloved and
greatly lamented." He died,

His widow died in Hadley, May 26,
1828, aged 101 years.

See Appendix A.

Jonathan Graves, a native of Hat-
field, son of Jonathan Graves, born

Deaths. Age.

1803

1770

83

47

COXGREGATIOXAL CHURCH IN EELCHERTO WX

87

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Ago.

1701, and remained here during life

1787

13.

14.

15.

16

17.

19.

he died,

Wife of (12); born 1711 : died,

See Appendix L.

Ebenezer Bridgman, a native of
Xorthampton, son of John Bridgman,
born 1686, married Mary Parsons,
1710: came to Cold Spring with his
family about 1732; remained here
during life. He died,

Alary {Parsons), wife of (14), born
1680; died,

See Appendix C.

Joseph Bridgman, son of (14), born
-rthampton, 1712 ; was deacon
here, chosen 1770. He died,

Elizabeth, wife of (16), born 1706.
She died.

See Appendix C.

Benjamin Stebbins, a native of
Xorthampton, son of Samuel Stebbins,
born 1711 ; came to Cold Spring in
July, 1731 ; one of the first families
that made permanent settlement here ;
tradition says, the first family ; he
remained here th ough life ; raised a
family, several families of his descend
ants are now here. He died,

Wife of (18), born 1709. She died,

See Appendix D.

1769

1760
1770

1773
1789

86
58

1789
1769

74
90

61
83

78
60

88

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Kumbera.

21.

22.

23.

24.

26.

27.

28.

29.

Names.

Walter Fairfield, a native of Lex-
ington or Ipswich, an early settler
here, and from Northampton, but not
among the first. He came here about
the year 1742. He died,

Judith, wife
She died,

and widow of (21).

Stephen Fairfield, son of (21), born
1711. He died,

Abigail, wife of (23), born 1708.
She died,

Mary (Hut chinson), wife of William
Hannum, a native of Northampton,
born 1692. She died,

Her husband born 1690, and died
in this town 1756, aged 66.

William Hannum, came to this
place in 1732 ; lived here till his death.

Samuel Hannum, a native of North-
ampton, brother of William, born
1 692 ; they came to this place togeth-
er ; he married Mercy Hutchinson sis-
ter of (26) before he came here ; came
with a family. He had two sons, Sam-
uel and Phineas. He died,

His wife Mercy, died suddenly Sept.
28th,

Moses Hannum, a native of North-
ampton, son of William Hannum, born
1718; came here with his father in
1 732 ; he had four sons, Moses, Wil-
liam, Joshua and David. He died,

Deaths. Age,

1756

1770

1785

1793

1785

1780

1796

1802

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 89

Jfumbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

At this time, 1802, there were but five
men and four women living that were
householders when Mr. Forward was
settled, February, 1756.

Lydia, wife of (29), born 1719. She
died,

Aaron Hannum, a native of North-
ampton, born 1722; son of William
Hannum and Mary (26), brother of
(29) ; came to this place with his fath-
er. He died,

Rachel (S?uith), wife of (31), daugh-
ter of (1), sister of (9). She died in
her widowhood,

Gideon Hannum, son of William and
brother of (29) and (31). His moth-
er was (26). He died,

His wife and widow, Abia, died Feb-
ruary, 1796.

See Appendix K.

Joseph Phelps, a native of North-
ampton, son of William Phelps, born
1699. He was uncle to (36) ; he came
here in 1731 or 1732. He died,

Hannah, wife of (34.) She died,

Eliakim Phelps, a native of North-
ampton, son of William Phelps, and
grandson of William, born 1709 ; came
here very early in the settlement. He
died here,

*8

1796

1776

1811

1786

1782
1779

1777

90

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. A|a

Church records say of him, " he was
esteemed a pious man."

Elizabeth (Rust), wife of (36). She
died,

See Appendix G.

Nathan Parsons, came to this place
about the year 1746. He was brother
of Rev. David Parsons, the first min-
ister settled in Amherst, settled there
in 1739. Nathan was father of Eldad
Parsons, Esq., (223) and (250) ; he
raised a family here. He died,

Moses Warner, a native of Hatfield,
son of Ebenezer Warner, born 1717;
married Sarah Porter in 1739; came
to this town about 1747. He died,

Sarah (Porter), wife of (39), native
of Hadley. She died,

Ebenezer Warner, a native of Hat-
field, son of Ebenezer, brother of (39),
born 1729; came to this town about
1752; married Dinah Phelps, daugh-
ter of (34) ; raised a family here. He
died,

See Appendix H.

Nathaniel Dwight, son of Nathaniel
D wight of Northampton, born 1712;
came here among the first settlers ;
married Hannah Lyman, sister of (3),
wras a prominent man here in all civil
and religious affairs ; went into the
French war with a Captain's commis-
sion, August 9th, 1757. He received an

1752

1806

1759

1757

1812

40

86

42

35

83

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWX.

Names.

order from Col. Williams, of Hatfield,
then a militia Captain, to muster and
march his company, without delay,
for the relief of Fort William Henry,
near Lake George ; that fort was at-
tacked by a party of French and Indi-
ans, of 11,000. The same day the
company was under marching orders,
met the Regiment at Westfield, pro-
ceeded to Kinderhook, received intelli-
gence that the Fort had capitulated ;
they were discharged, and returned
home. Capt. D wight was active and
useful in the struggle in the Revolu-
tionary war, and in promoting the best
interests of the early settlers ; and did
much to advance the settlement. He
spent his days here ; raised a family.
He died,

Hannah {Lyman), wife of (42), sis-
ter of (3). She died,

See Appendix F.

Hezekiah Root, a native of North-
ampton, son of Hezekiah Root, of that
place, born 1714; came here among
the early settlers, before 1736. He
was brother of Orlando (105). He
married and raised a family here. He
died,

Mary wife of (44). She died,
They had three children, Elisha,

(124) Hezekiah and Miriam (108).

See Orlando (105) for lineage.

Thomas Brown ; his name is very

Deaths.

9

1

Age.

1784

1792

1792

1800

72

84

78

85

92 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age

early here, and remained here through

a long life in usefulness. He died, 179G

Mahitabel, wife of Thomas Brown.
She died,

Thomas Chapin, early here, though
his name is not among the first settlers,
came here about 1748. He died,

Jerusha, wife of (48) ; she was from
Sunderland. She died,

Thankful Chapin, daughter of (48).

Lydia, wife of Thomas Chapin, Jr.
Thomas Jr. was son of (48). He died,
in 1758, aged 26; left a son (244) ;
widow Lydia (51), married John Ams-
den, of Deerfield, in 1760, and re-
moved.

Benjamin Morgan ; he came here
early but not among the first, probably
in 1750 ; spent his days here ; he had
three sons, Benjamin, Titus, and Gad,
and one daughter, Sarah. She mar-
ried Benjamin Billings. See (275).
Benjamin Morgan was the last survi-
vor of those who acted here in 1756,
when Mr. Forward was settled. He
died August 21st, 1812; about one
and a half years before Mr. Forward,
aged 93 years.

Mary Coicles, widow of John Cowles,
of Hatfield, mother of (56) and (85).
She died,

1811

1781

1773

1812

1795

100

76

86

77

93

89

CONGREGATIONAL CIIUItCK IN EELCIIEETOWN.

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age

54. Nathan Cowles, a native of Hatfield,
he was the brother of John, who was
father to (56) and (85).

55.

56.

57.

58
59

60.

61.
62.
63.

64.

Wife of Nathan Cowles ; they re-
sided here for several years and moved
away.

Israel Cowles, a native of Hatfield,
son of John Cowles, born 1727 ; came
here in the early settlement. Died,

Lydia Bar dwell, wife of (56), daugh-
ter of (66), sister of (86), born 1735.
She died,

See Appendix M.

Ehenezer Stearns, )
Mary, wife of (58) )
They were from the Church in Sut-
ton ; Rev. Mr. Hall was pastor. Died,

Thomas Graves, a native of Hatfield.
The family of Graves came here early,
before 1735 ; he was son of Samuel
Graves, who was father of John Graves,
(62) and uncle to Jonathan (12) ; he
married Lydia Graves, a daughter of
Isaac, a cousin. Died,

Lydia (Graves), wife of (60). Died,

John Graves. Died,

Lydia Graves, daughter of (60).
Died,

Sec Appendix L.

Benjamin Billings, a native of Hat-

1797

1802

1759

1757

1784
1777
1798

1779

70

67

69

60

92

85
80

53

94

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names.

field, born 1704; a cousin of Rev.
Edward Billing, the first minister set-
tled here ; his name is uniformly
written without the s, final, but is the
same name as Billings. Benjamin was
among the first settlers here ; he mar-
ried Mary Hastings, of Hatfield, a
daughter of Joshua Hastings, lived
here through life and raised a family.
He died,

Deatl,

Mary {Hastings), wife of (64).
died,

She

Joseph Bardwell, a native of Hat-
field, son of John Bardwell ; came here
with his father among the first settlers.
He died,

See Appendix I.

Lydia, wife of (66). She died,

Violet Bardwell, wife of Capt. Jona-
than Bardwell ; her husband was the
youngest son of John Bardwell, born in
Hatfield, brother of (66) ; he died here
in the year 1781, aged 57. His widow
Violet remained here through life.
She died,

See Appendix I.

ADMITTED 1756.

Amy, wife of (38). She died,

Dinah (Phelps), wife of (41), daugh-
ter of (34). She died,

1782

1788

84

1791 78

1800 86

1790 64

1798 96
1812 80

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHEKTOWN

95

a Names Deaths. Age.

Stephen Crawfoot, son of Joscpli
Crawfoot, of Northampton, who died
there in 1726, and grandson to Joseph
Crawfoot who died in Northampton in
1678. Stephen was an early settler
here, before 1737. He was a. soldier
in the French war from this place.
His son Elijah, was the first child
baptized by Rev. Mr. Forward, after
his settlement here ; it was May 16th,
1756; Stephen died about, 1765 /

Martha, wife of (71), removed from
here.

James Towne, died at Greenbush,
New York, returning from service in
the French war, upon northern fron-
tiers, in the year, 1758 36

Anne, wife of (73), after his death
removed.

Sybel (Worthingtori), wife of (11),
daughter of Daniel Worthington of
Colchester, Connecticut ; born April,
1726, married 1751; was mother of
Rev. Ethan Smith. Sheied in Had-
ley, May,

Received from other Churches.

Rebekah Thopping, from the church
in Beverly, by letter from Rev. Mr.
Champney, pastor ; she married Oliver
Newton, in 1762. She died, 1793 93

96

Numbers.

79.
80.

81,

82.

83.
84.

85.

86.

87.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Names.

1757.

Deaths. Age.

Noah Boioker,

Wife of Noah Bowker,

) Move
/ away.

Judith, wife of Martin Domer ; she
was left a widow, and married Jede-
diah Ayres, of Ware, in 1761, and
moved to that place.

Received from other Churches.

Wife of Thomas Chapin, Jr., from
the church in Sunderland, Rev. Joseph
Ashley, pastor. She died.

Ebenezer Stearns, 2d, )

Jane, wife of (83), )

From 2d, church in Sutton, Rev.
James Willman, pastor. They remov-
ed from here.

1758.

Capt. John Cowles, a native of Hat-
field, son of John, brother of (56),
born 1731. He died,

See Appendix M.

Hannah (Bardioell), wife of (85)
daughter of (66), sister of (57). She
died,

Daniel Worthington, a native of
Colchester, Connecticut, son of Daniel
Worthington, born August, 1732 ; he
was brother of widow Amy Sexton,
2d, wife of (99). See (287£) ; he came

1812

1811

1813

93

80

76

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 97

Names.

to this place in 1753 ; was a soldier
in the French war, went out in Capt.
Nathaniel Dwight's company, for the
relief of Fort William Henry in 1757,
and in other service. He died in
Woodstock, Vermont, in

From other Churches.

Wife of John Lumbard, from the
church in Brimfield. She died,

John Lumbard and wife were the
parents of John, Mary and David.

1759.

Abigail Phelps, removed.

From other Churches.

Sarah ( Worthington), wife of Major
Josiah Lyman, (221) ; she was a native
of Colchester, Connecticut, daughter
of Daniel Worthington and sister of
(87), born November, 1734. She died,

Samuel Worthington, a native of
Colchester, Connecticut, son of Daniel
Worthington, and brother of (87),
born February 1728. He died in Shel-
burne, in,

From the church in Colchester.

Elizabeth, wife of (91), from the
same. See (308) and (309).

Joshua Wilder, from the church in
Lancaster, and removed from here.
9

Deaths. Age.

1830

1764

1799

1790

98

35

65

62

98 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

94.

95.

97.

98.

99.

Names.

1761.

Samuel Belknap, was a soldier in the
Revolutionary war. He died in service
at Cambridge,

Mary his wife, removed after his
death.

Francis Newton, removed.

Wife of Francis Newton ; she was
Elizabeth Fairfield, daughter of (23).

Capt. James Walker, a native of
Weston, born November, 1732, son
of Nathaniel Walker. He early moved
to Sturbridge ; there he married Esther
Shumway, sister of (174) in 1754.
He moved to this place in 1755. His
wife Esther died in 1786, aged 50.
For a 2d wife, he married (287^) in
1787. He was father of Dea. James
Walker (256), Hezekiah Walker (243),
Silas Walker (317), Jason Walker
(427), and Nathaniel Walker (410).
These five sons of his, with the excep-
tion of Hezekiah are now (June 1851)
living in this town. The united ages
of these four brothers now living here
is 344 years. Hezekiah died in 1845,
aged 84. James Walker had three oth-
er sons besides the above five, Elijah,
David and Samuel ; he had one daugh-
ter, Patty ; she married Timothy Gold-
smith, 1794. James Walker served as
a soldier in the French war, in 1757 ;
he spent his days here, and died in
1806, aged 74. Nathaniel Walker,

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 99

Numbers.

100.

101.

102.

Nainei.

the father of James Walker (99), mar-
ried Submit Brewer, and moved from
Weston to Sturbridge, with his family
in 1743. This Nathaniel was son of
John Walker, who lived and died in
Weston. John Walker was son of
Samuel Walker, who lived at Woburn,
and was a representative to the gener-
al court from that town in 1689. Sam-
uel was son of Augustine Walker,
who was admitted as a Freeman in
Charlestown, in 1641. He was from
England, and was the ancestor of Rev.
Timothy Walker, of Concord, New
Hampshire. Rev. Timothy was father
of Hon. Timothy Walker of Concord,
New Hampshire. The Hon. Amasa
Walker, of North Brookfield, and Sec-
retary of State for the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, is a lineal descendant,
a great grandson, of John Walker, who
lived and died in Weston.

Esther (Shumwatj), wife of (99), sis-
ter of (174). She died,

Mary Fairfield, daughter of (23),
married Samuel Cook, of Hadley, in
1761, and removed there.

Joseph Billings, a native of Hat-
field, son of Benjamin Billings (64),
he died 1809, aged 77. He was fath-
er or Joseph Billings, who died in this
town 1828, aged 66, and was grand-
father of Joel Billings, who died in
this town, April 1845, aged 56 ; Joel
was son to Joseph, who died in 1828.

Deaths. Age.

1786

50

100

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

1813

80

Numbers. Names. Death* Age.

103. Abigail (Cra&foot), his wife ; she
was daughter of (71). She died,

Joseph Billings, and Abigail Craw-
foot were married November, 1756,
the first marriage attended and record-
ed by Rev. Mr. Forward after his set-
tlement here.

Naomi (Stebbins), wife of Israel
Towne, daughter of (18), sister of:
(129). Israel Towne, her husband, '
was the son of Israel Towne of Oxford,
who died there in 1771, aged 87. His
widow Susanna died at her son Israel's
house in this place, in 1787, aged 97,
of whom the church record says, " she
was of the Haven family, a woman of
great knowledge and memory, and
hopefully pious." For farther parti-
culars of the Towne family. See Ap-
pendix E. Naomi died February 21,

1762.

Orlando Root, a native of North-
ampton, born 1733, son of Hezekiah
Root, of Northampton, and brother of
(44). Hezekiah of Northampton, was
the son of Thomas Root of North-
ampton, who was grandson of Thomas
Root, one of the first settlers in North-
ampton, and one of the eight compris-
ing the male members of the church,
in its first formation in Northampton,
April 18, 1661. Thomas died in
Northampton in 1694, at an advanced
age. He had two sons (or more) John
and Joseph. John moved to Westfield

105.

1827

91

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BEICHERTOAVK. 101

Numbers. Names.

and died there in 1687, aged 44.
Joseph, son of Thomas, had a son
Thomas, who was father of Hezekiah,
and grand-father of Hezekiah (44), and
of Orlando (105). Orlando died in
this town 1805, aged 72 ; leaving two
sons Orlando (438), and Elihu (511).
Orlando (105), had several daughters;
Asenath (252), married William
Towne, brother of (241), in 1788, and
moved to Granville, New York. Julia
(293), Molly (276), Hannah, Dimmis,
(295), Rhoda (320) ; Amanda married
Amos Washburn, of Williamsburg, in
1800, and removed to that place.

1763.

Sarah, wife of Joseph Phelps, Jr.
her husband was son of (34).

1764.

Mary, wife of (105).

Miriam Root, daughter of (44).

Rebekah, 1st wife of Oliver Newton.
She died January,

In May, 1771, he married widow
Elizabeth Marsh.

1765.

Elizabeth Crowfoot, widow of Eben-
ezer Crawfoot ; her husband was son
of (71) ; he was killed by the falling
of a barn in Pittsfield, in 1764, aged

*9

Deaths. Age.

1771

35

102

Number*.
111.

112.
113.

114.

115.
116.
117.

118.

119.
120.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names.

27. She was Elizabeth Billings, daugh-
ter of (64). She died,

Josiali Carrier, removed.

Philip Carrier, removed.

1766.

Asa Shumway, born 1739. He died,

He was father of Alfred and Abi-

jah Shumway, who recently have been

or are residing in this place, and

raised families here.

Eunice (Bardicell), wife of Asa
Shumway, daughter of (66), sister of
(233). She died,

Aaron Phelps, son of (34).

Mary (Amsden), wife of (115).

Joanna Moody, daughter of (120),
married David Warriner, Jr., of Wil-
braham, in 1771, and removed.

Jerusha Moody, daughter of (120),
She died,

From other Churches.

Elizabeth, wife of Benjamin Carrier
from the church in Colchester, Rev.
Mr. Bobbins, pastor. She died,

Ebenezer Moody, from the church

Deaths. A<f«.

1783

1811

1831

1776

1774

42

72

87

22

63

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHEKTOWN.

Numbers. Names. Deaths

in Hadley, Rev. Mr. Hopkins, pastor.
He died,

Jerusha, wife of (120), from the
same church. She died,

Violet (Dickinson), wife of the Rev.
Justus Forward, daughter of Mr. Josh-
ua Dickinson, of Hatfield, from that
church, Rev. Timothy Woodbridge,
pastor. See notice of her in histori-
cal sketch, page 55. She died,

Mary, wife of Abner Sikes, from the
church in Springfield, Rev. Mr. Breck,
pastor.

Martha, wife of Jonathan Lumbard,
from the same church.

Sarah, wife of Benjamin Carrier,
from the church in Middletown, Rev.
John Newton, pastor.

Bethia (Stearns), Avife of Salmon
Kentfield, daughter of (53), born 1733.
She died,

Salmon Kentfield, was father of Eb-
enezer, Salmon, Joel, Erastus, Josiah
and Shubel Kentfield. Salmon the
father, died July,

Elisha Root, son of (44). He died,

Mary (Coides), wife of (124), sister
of (56) and of (85).

1789
1772

1834

1807

1787
1817

1822

104

Numbers.

126.

127.

128.

129.

130.

131.

132.

133.

134.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE
Name3.

From other Churches.

Sybel (Sikes), wife of (418), from the
4th church in Springfield, Rev. Mr.
McKinstry, pastor. She died,

Joseph Sikes,

Eunice (Smith), wife of (127),
Removed from us.

1770.

Gideon Stebbins, son of (18), mar-
ried Mary Hinsdale, of Deerfield, in
1768 ; they had four sons. He died,

See Appendix D.

Mary (Hinsdale), wife of (129).
She died,

Eunice (Dwight), wife of Joseph
Graves, she was daughter of (42).
She died,

Abigail (Thojjping), wife of Moses
Prentiss.

From other Churches.

Elijah Parker, on a certificate with-
out mentioning the place, signed hy
Mr. Hinsdale, pastor, and again re-
moved.

Wife of Stephen Newton, from the
church in Ellington.

Deaths. Ag».

1831

1829

1831

1807

1818

1783

CONGREGATIONAL CHUUCH IIS" EEICHEETOWN. 105
Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age

1771.

Elijah Hoioe, brother of Col. Sam-
uel Howe, and uncle to Dr. Estes
Howe, who died in this town, March

Elijah married for his first wife,
Philothela Warner, sister of (41). She
died,

He again married Martha Parker in
1773. See (170).

Moses Cowles, son of John Cowles,
of Hatfield, brother of (56) and (85).

Moses married Amy Parsons, in
1770. She was the daughter of (38),
and his wife (69), and sister of (223).
She died,

Moses Cowles' house was burned in
October, 1776, and three children burn-
ed to death in it ; the eldest 5 years
old. The father was abroad in the
army, in the Revolutionary war. The
mother was never well after this sor-
rowful event ; she lingered till Janua-
ry 22d, 1777 and died. The father
moved away.

Joseph Smith, Jr., son of (9), grand-
son of (1), married Mary Clark, daugh-
ter of (154) in 1776. He died,

William Kent field, son of Ebenezer,
who died in the army, near Lake
George, in the French war in 1756.

Sarah, wife of William Kentfield.
William and Sarah were the parents of

1826
1771

1777

1786

79

28

30

37

106

Numbers.

142.

143.
144.

145.

146.
147.
148.

149.
151.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names.

Rufus, Jonathan, David, Heman and
Asaph Kentfield. William, the father,
died,
His wife, Sarah, died 1790, aged 66.

Asa Newton, son of Oliver and Re-
bekah Newton. He died,

Sijlel ( Witt), his wife.

Elijah Moody. He died,
He left five sons, Elijah, Hezekiah,
Silas, Ezra, and Benjamin.

Sarah, his wife, left a widow, and
again married in 1778, to Bildad
Wright, of Northampton, and removed
there.

1772.

David Towne.

Kersiah, wife of (146). She died,

Thaddeus Fairfield, son of Stephen
Fairfield, (23).

Kersiah ( Witt), his wife,

1773.

Martha ( Warner), wife of Sylvanus
Howe. He was brother of Dr. Estes
Howe, the first practising physician in
this place, and died in 1826, aged 79.
Was father of Judge Samuel Howe,
and of William and Estes.

Deaths. Age.

1791

1783
1773
1773

1790

1833
1813

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 107

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age

From other Churches.

Jedediah Ayres, )
Wife of J. Ayres. J
They were from the church in Ware,
residing here for a time and again re-
moved. See (81).

Col. Caleb Clark ; he was from
Northampton. He was the father of
Samuel, Phineas B., Joshua and Caleb,
(and Eleazer Clark, Esq., who died
1808.) The father died,

Hannah, wife of (154).

Ruth ( Wright), wife of Joseph
Bridgman (200). She was from North-
ampton. She died,

See Appendix C.

Wife of Wareham Warner, from the
church in Northampton.

Elizabeth (Davis), wife of Eliakim
Phelps (36), from the 4th church
in Springfield. (She was a 2d wife,
see (37). She died,

1774.

Jonathan Warner, son of Moses,
(39), and brother of (180). He died,

Wife of Jonathan Warner, Mary.

Eleanor (Chapin,) wife of Benja-
min Morgan.

1792
1811

1823

1778

1782

1791

108

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names.

Sybel (Smith), wife of Dea. Joseph
Bardwell, (233), daughter of Elijah
Smith (11). She died in South Had-
ley, at the residence of her son, Dea.
Alonzo Bardwell,

1775.

Deaths. Age.

Edward Smith, son of John Smith,
and grandson of John, (1). John the
father of Edward, was the eldest son
of John, No. (1) ; he lived here sever-
al years, and moved away. Edward
was born here in 1747; was chosen
Dea. in 1781, moved to Shelburne
with his family about the year 1793.

Bulah, wife of Edward Smith.

Abigail Smith.

William Phelps, son of (36), eldest
brother of Dea. Eliakim (222). Will-
iam died in Northampton about,

1776.

Abiah Smith.

Catherine, wife of Reuben Barton.
Reuben and Catherine Barton were
the parents of William, Sarah, Josiah,
Daniel, Lucy and Reuben.

From other churches.

Anna, 2d wife of Ebenezer Moody.
She was from the 3d church in Spring-
field. See (121).

1829

1786

75

33

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCIIEKTOWN. 109
Uftbera. Names. Doatha. Ag».

170.
171.
172.
178.

174.

175.

176.

Names.

1777.

177.

178.
179.

Martha (Parker),2& wife of Elijah
Howe. (Sec 135).

Mary (Clark), wife of (139). She
was the daughter of (154). She died,

Josiah Warner, son of (41). He
died,

Eleanor (Sikes), wife of William
Bliss, married February, 1775. He
died 1782, aged 36. She died,

David Shumway, (father of Eddy
and Zebina,) married llhoda Eddy, in
1770. He died,

Rhoda (Eddy), wife of (174). She
died many years ago.

From other Churches.

Elizabeth, widow of Marson Eaton,
from the church in Killingly, Connec-
ticut, Rev. Mr. Russell, pastor.

1778.

Prudence, wife of Stephen Darling,
removed.

Jacob Willson,

Ally, wife of (178).

11

1842

1782

1814

1818

1793

1789
1807

89
28

70

75

57

68
80

110

Numbers.

180.

181.

182.
183.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names.

1779.

Seth Warner, son of (39), father of
Titus Warner, who died in Amherst,
April 12th, 1818, aged 50; leaving
four sons, Alonzo, Park, Seth and
George. Seth (180) died,

Deaths* Ago

Mary (Clark), wife of (180).
was from Northampton,

She

Capt. Elijah Bar dwell, son of (G6) ;
he married in 1777, Sarah W. Smith,
daughter of (11).

They removed from here to Goshen,
about the year 1800, and died there.

Rev. Horatio Bar dwell, is a son of
Elijah and Sarah W.

He was ordained a missionary to
the heathen in India, in 1815, and
that year sailed in company with
Messrs. Richards, Warren, Meigs and
Poor, under the patronage of the
American Board of Commissioners
for Foreign Missions, for the Island
of Ceylon. After remaining at Cey-
lon a short time, by direction of the
Board, he joined the mission at Bom-
bay, where he labored as a missionary of
the Board till 1821, when by repeat-
ed attacks of disease, from a climate
uncongenial to his constitution, his
health was so impaired as made it ne-
cessary for him to resign the work, and
return to his native land. In 1823,
having so far recovered his health, as
to be able to resume his ministerial la-
bors, he received a call to settle in

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. Ill

Names. Deaths. Ag»

Holden, (Mass.) ; where he was install-
ed in the work of the gospel ministry
in October that year. In 1831, he re-
ceived and accepted an appointment of
general agent of the same Board. In
1836, he was invited to settle again in
the ministry in Oxford, Mass., where
he now is in the discharge of ministe-
rial duties to that people.

Mary (Belknap), widow Kentfield.

Roxana Parker.

Temperance Worthington. She mar-
ried Adonijah Atherton, of Shelburne,
in 1798, and removed to that place.

Oliver Bridgman, son of (16.) He

<r. ,i,

Church records say of him " a good
man and respectable citizen."

Irene Smith, daughter of Dea. Ed-
ward Smith, (163). She died in Chel-
sey, Vermont.

1779.

Experience Smith. She married John
Strong, of Westhampton, in 1798, and
removed there.

Tabitha Parker.

John Cotvles, Jr., son of (85).

Elizabeth (Smith), wife of (191),
daughter of (11). She died,

1781

1816

1832

1830

88

77

73

1827| 66

112

HISTOEICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

193.

194.
195.

196.

197.
198.

Names.

Margaret, wife of Fliakim Phelps
(222). She was from Warren ; came
here from that church by letter. She
died,

1780.

David Worthing ton, son of (91), )

Apphia his wife. f

Removed to Shelburne about 1787,
and came back to this place and again
united with this church in 1794, and
moved again to Peru and died there in
a few years.

Martha (Forward), wife of Pliny
D wight ; she was daughter of Pe v. Jus-
tus Forward, and married J'. Dwight,
June, 1777. lie was son to (42). He-
died in March,

She died, (leaving one child, a
daughter). That daughter, Nancy, mar-
ried Rev. Asa McFarland, D. I)., of*
Concord, Now Hampshire, in June,
1801. Dr. McFarland married Clarifl-
sa Dwight, daughter of Justus Dwight,
who was son of (42), in January 1799.
She died in about one year from her
marriage. Nancy was his 2d wife.

Col. Henry Dwight, \

Ruth (Rich), his wife, ]
Were from Western, (now Warren).
Came here about 1775. They had
six sons and two daughters. The
sons were Henry, Simeon, Charles,
Solomon, Thomas and Peregrine. Col.
Dwight died,

His wife Ruth died,

See Appendix F.

Deaths. Age-

1840

94

1783
1782

30
23

1819
1837

08
81

COXGREGATIOXAL CHXTBCH IK BKLCHBBTOWK. 113
Numbers, IfMnor fhntfcl Age.

1781.

199. Susanna (Duright), wife of Dr. Estea
Howe. She was daughter of (42). She
died, 17851 40

Br. Howe was the first practising

physician that settled in the place.
He remained here through life, died in
L825, seed 70.

(00. Joseph Brtdgnum, son of (16), mar-
ried Ruth Wright of Northampton,

June. 1770. They had four sons and
two daughters ; their sons were Wright
(o0-2). Joseph, see (HO), Theodore
(550), and Jonathan (411), Mary and.
Sarah. Joseph. (200), Church records
say, " an eminent saint who has Long
been waiting for his departure : ear-
nestly desiring to depart and be with
Christ." He died.

201.

See Appendix C.

L826

Hulda Warner, daughter o( (41).

She married Simeon Bardwell, son ot
Capt. Jonathan Bardwell and Violet
his wife (68) in 1781. She died, 1782 26

80

202.1 Esther Warner, daughter ofEbcne-

zer Warner. She died, 17St

From other Churches.

203.
204.

23

David Converse', 1

Wife of D. Converse, ♦

From the church in Stafford, and re-
moved from here.
11*

114 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

1782.

Submit Warner, daughter of Moses
Warner ; she married Samuel Clark,
son of (154), in 1783. Their sons,
Samuel and Caleb, removed to Pelham.

Barnabas Fay. He married Cloe
Packard, of Pelham, in September,
1783, and removed to Greenwich,
South Parish, now Enfield. Their
daughter Rhoda was baptized there by
Rev. Mr. Forward, July, 13th, 1789,
the day the church in Enfield was or-
ganized.

Eunice Hannum. She married
Ephraim Danks, Jr., of Northampton,
in 1783, and removed there.

1783.

Amasa Clough.

Thriphena (Cowles), wife of (208).

Throop Chapman. Throop Chapman
and wife were the parents of Esther,
Susanna, Jonathan W., Throop,
Deborah, Sybel, and Isaac C.

Deborah ( Wilson), wife of (210).

Widow of Israel Cowles, Jr.

Irene (Dickinson), wife of Joel
Green ; she was from Granby.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 115
Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

From other Churches.

Mercy, wife of John Thayer, from the
church in Mendon. She died,

Wife of Nathaniel Goodale, from
the church in Woodstock.

1784.

Col. Elijah Divight, son of (42).
He was a deacon in this church, chosen
in 1793 ; was an active and useful man
in advancing the interests of the town
and church, and a benefactor of both.
| He made great pecuniary sacrifices
|in the erection and completing the
present meeting house, in 1791. He
gave by deed, dated April 1st, 1791,
three acres of land, comprising the
ground on which the house stands, and
the common in front of it, to the in-
habitants of Belchertown, including
the house, as a place of public wor-
ship for the congregational church and
society, so long as the same shall be
used for that purpose, reserving the
pews in said house that had been sold
to individuals and the singers-seats
belong to pew proprietors ; the seats
not sold to individual proprietors,
walls of the house and pulpit, belong
to the society. The church records
say of him, " he was public spirited
and a benefactor to the town." He
died, September,

Diana (Hinsdale), wife of Elijah
Dwight; after the death of Col.

1783

1811

1795

64

47

116 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Ag«

Dwight, she married Dr. Estes Howe,
in 1797. She died January,

Solomon Hannum, son of (33), broth-
er of (757).

Jerusha {Morgan), wife of Solomon
Hannum.

1785.

Mary Hannum. She married Chester
Bardwell, of Shclbume in 1789, and re-
moved to that place.

Rebeckah ( Whitney), wife of Reu-
ben Coatee, removed.

Ma}. Josiah Lyman, son of (3).
Tradition says, be was the first male
child born in this place that lived to
adult years ; he was baptized at North-
ampton, March 24th, 1736, by Presi-
dent Edwards. He lived here and
raised a family ; he removed to Go-
shen, this county, several years before
his death ; he died there, at a very ad-
vanced age, about,

•See Appendix B.

1785.

Eliakim Phelps, son of (36), was
deacon, chosen in 1803, and a promi-
nent man in the place, a magistrate,
and many years a representative in the
general court from this town, and the
church records say, " a pillar in the
church." He died,

1833
1810

1824 69

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 117

Numbers. Names.

El dad Parsons, son of (38), and
(69), a magistrate, an active man. The
church records say of him, " a soldier
of the Revolution, a man of vigorous
and active mind, of a warm tempera-
ment, and an ardent friend of the gos-
pel, and kingdom of Christ." He died,

Experience {Bar dwell), wife of (223).
She was daughter of Martin Bardwell,
and sister of (418.) She died,

Mabel, wife of II. Bardwell.
Samuel Davis.

Jonas N. Belknap, son of (94).
Esther [Parker), wife of (227).

Amasa Smith, son of (9), was chosen
deacon in this church, in 1795 ; mar-
ried Sophia Lyman (231) in 1787;
was Major in the militia, carried on the
business of farming till 1802; then
left town, turned his attention to
study, in preparation for the gospel min-
istry ; he was licensed to preach and
settled in North Yarmouth, now state
of Maine, in 1804; dismissed from
there, and afterwards settled in Cum-
berland, same state, where he spent the
remnant of his days in usefulness,
laboring in his calling for the good of
his fellow men ; there he died, at an
advanced age, in the year

Aaron Lyman, son of (221), deacon,
married Electa Graves, (243), daugh-
ter of Joseph Graves, removed.

Deaths. Age

1823

1800

1823

1847

68

40

81

91

118

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

231.

232.

233.

234.
235.

236.
237.

Names. Deaths

Sophia Lyman, daughter of (221),
married (229).

Margaret (Dwight),vrife of Thomas
A. Gates. She was the daughter of
Elihu D wight, who was the eldest son
of (42). Elihu died in 1760, aged
23. Margaret died,

1785.

Joseph Bar dwell, Jr., son of (66),
married Sybil Smith, in 1774; resided
in Belchcrtown, till 1800; moved to
Worthington, where he resided eight
years, and then moved to Goshen,
where he resided eight years, then to
South Hadley, to reside with his sons,
Josiah Bardwell, Esq. and Dca. Alon-
zo Bardwell, where he spent the re-
mainder of his days. He held the office
of deacon in churches with which he
was connected. His standard of re-
ligious character was high ; his love
of religious truth, and its fruits were
seen most conspicuously in his life.
He died at his son's, Dea. A. Bardwell,
of South Hadley,

Joseph Fisher,

Phineas Warner, son of (41),

See Appendix H.

Submit Lewis, married (234) in 1785.
She was a second wife, and died,

Cloe Shumway, daughter of Asa and

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BEICHEETOWN. 119
Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age

Eunice Shumway. She married Samuel
Cowles of Hatfield, in 1790 ; removed
to Hatfield, left a widow, and returned
here and died,

238.
239.

240.
241.

242.

243.
244.

245.

246.
247.

Daniel Smith, Jr., son of (7),

Katherine (Bar dwell), wife of (238),
daughter of Martin Bardwell, and sis-
ter of (224) ; removed after the death
of her husband.

Stephen Warner, son of (41),

Amasa Towne, son of Israel and Na-
omi Towne, (104). See that No. He
died,

See Appendix E.

Margaret (Smith), wife of (241),
daughter of No. (9), and sister of (229),
(248), and (279). She died,

See Appendix A. and E.

Hezekiah Walker, son of (99),

Thomas Chapin, grand-son of (48),
son of Thomas Chapin, Jr.

Pliny Sikes, son of Abner Sikes,
of Ludlow, removed by letter to
Westhampton, where he lived to an ad-
vanced age.

Noah Sexton, from West Spring-
field, was brother of (318).

Jacob Smith, son of (11), removed

1826
1817

1798

1820

1821

1845

120

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Name*.

'to Hadley, in 1788, where lie now
lives : has sustained the office of deacon
in the church there for many \
brother to the Rev. Ethan Smith, well

known as the writer on the Prophecies

and on the Revelations.

17s.-,.

John Smith, son of (*.)), graduated
at Dartmouth College, in 1794, stud-
li d lii' ologj . and n is settled in the
ministry in Salem, New Hampshire,

January 1th, l 7'.»7. continued there in
th mini-try till November, 21st, 1 B16,
\\ hen In' was dismissed : be ^

installed iu the mini-try in WYnham.
M . in 1^17. and in 1 819,

1 the appointment
box of Sacred Lit. rature and Th<

in the Divinity School at Bangor,

Maine, which office he acr< pted, and
while he remained in tlie faithful dis-
charge of his duties till his death. He

i of mind, was

dilligenf in his calling, BUCCessful in

his ministerial labors. Hit Aima-
l on him the degree of

D. D. several years before hi- death.

He attained a distinction in clai
and Theolo_ric;il Science, and for years
held a prominent standing among the
Divines of New England. He died
April 14th,

Giles Ly))ian,son of (221), removed
to Goshen, in 1803; he married his
wife from Middletown ; she removed
her church relation here in 1798, and

Deaths. Age.

1831

oUNGKEGATION-AL CIIUBCH IN BELCHERlOWN. 121

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

removed to Goshen in 1803, with his
father Josiah Lyman.

250.

251.

252.

253.

254.

255.

256.

257.

258.

Oliver Parsons, son of (69), broth-
er of (223), removed to Granby, and
died there, (killed by blowing rocks
in a well), about the year,

Phebe Smith, daughter of (9), mar-
ried Israel Russell, of Sunderland, in
1788, and removed there.

Asenath Root, daughter of (105),
married William Towne, in 1788, and
removed to Granville, New Nork.

Electa Graves, daughter of Joseph
and Eunice Graves, married (230), in
1788.

Amy Sexton, daughter of Noah Sex-
ton, of West Springfield, and sister of
(318), married (260), in 1787.

1786.

Rufu.s Kent field, the son of (140)
and (141), married Mary Belknap,
November, 1773. He died,

James Walker, Jr., son of (99),
was chosen deacon 1804.

Deborah (Sikes), wife of James
Walker, Jr., (Deacon).

Capt. Jonathan Towne, son of Israel
and Naomi Towne, (104) ; he married
for his first wife Mary Holbrook, in
12

1804

1787

1839

38

37

78

122

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names.

1795 ; she died in 1796 ; he then mar-
ried in 1801, Miriam Warner, daugh-
ter of (41). He died,

Perez Graves, son of Joseph and
Eunice Graves, (131), and brother of
(459), removed to the church in Orono,
Maine, in 1826.

Enos Smith, son of (9), born 1761,
married (264), in 1787, and removed.

Jonathan Lyman, son of (221), born
1767, married for his first wife, Electa
Bard well, daughter of (223) ; she died
in Goshen, where he resided, March,
1824, aged 47. He then married Ly-
dia Towne, daughter of (241). He
was deacon of the church in Goshen.
He removed to Granby, where he died
September, 27th, 1846.

Benjamin Stebbins, 2d, removed.

Sarah (Scott), wife of Capt. Elisha
Warner, (722).

Abel Clough.

Hannah Melvin, married John Al-
len McElwain, of Palmer, in 1793,
and removed there.

Lydia Sexton, daughter of Noah
Sexton of West Springfield, sister of
(318). She died,

Susa?ma Graves, daughter of Joseph
and Eunice Graves, (131); she married

Deaths.

CONGREGATIONAL CHUECH IN BELCHERTOWN. 123

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

Nathan Parsons, Jr., in the year 1787,
and removed to Bangor, Maine. Na-
than, Jr., was son of (38).

268.

269.

270.

271.
272.

273.

274.

275.

Cloe Mahulan.

Tahitha Sikes.

Oliver Wright. He married for his
first wife, Lydia Cowles, daughter of
(56), in 1779. She died in 1790,
aged 34. He then married Elizabeth
Brown, in 1792, and removed. He
was uncle to Jonathan Wright, (his
father's brother), No. (446j).

1786.

Lydia (Cowles), wife of (270).

Josiah Cowles, son of (56), born
1761. He died,

Clarissa Dwight, daughter of Jus-
tus Dwight, grand- daughter of (42).
She married Rev. Asa McFarland, D.
D., of Concord, New Hampshire, in
1799, and died,

He again married Nancy Dwight, a
daughter of Pliny Dwight, and
grand-daughter of (42). See (196),
explanation.

Joseph Reed.

Sarah (Morgan), wife of Benjamin
Billings, daughter of (52) ; her hus-
band died in 1826, aged 85. She died

1790

1822

1800

1818

1839

34

61

30

68

88

124 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OP THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths'. A^e.

Molly Root, daughter of (105); she
married (436), in 1816, 2d wife; see
(439). She died,

Phebe (Baggs), daughter of Noble
Baggs; she married (757), in 1789.

1787.
First wife of Joseph Keed.
1789.

Eli Smith, son of (9), brother of
(229) and (248).

He pursued a course of classical
study, entered Brown University in
1788; graduated in 1792; studied
Theology and settled in the ministry,
in Hollis, New Hampshire, November
27th, 1793, continued there in the dil-
ligent and useful discharge of his min-
isterial duties, till June, 1830, when
he was dismissed. He remained in
that place till his death.

Susamia, wife of James Smith, and
himself a communicant. Church re-
cords say of him, a "venerable saint."
He died,

From other Churches.

Second wife of Stephen Newton,
from the church in East Bridgwater ;
she was widow Lydia Cary, recommen-
ded to this church by letter from Rev-
erends John and Samuel Angin, dated
1784. These were colleague pastors,

1835

1802

1848

1831
1828

69

46

90

64

84

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN EELCHERTOWN. 125

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

father and son. Mr. Newton's first
wife, Mary, died in 1783, aged 68.

1789.

From other Chunhes.

Robert Emmons, from the church in
Amherst, by letter, he resided in
Granby ; came to this town, in 1784,
and here remained till his death, left 1790 55
one son Eli, a graduate of Dartmouth
College, in 1795, physician, (became
deranged) and died in Amherst about
1828.

Timothy Rice, father of Horatio
Rice.

Elizabeth (Howe), wife of (286).

They came from church in Western,
(now Warren), by letter. (She was
sister to Dr. Estes Howe). He died, 1813 78

Widow Amy Sexton, from the church
in Springfield. She married (99), in
1787 ; her letter from that church da-
ted before marriage, not presented till
after. She was mother to (318). She
died January 9th, 1835 94

1790.

Jonathan Smith, born 1742. He
died,

Phebe (Squier), wife of (288).

12*

126 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

BfombefSi Names.

1792.

David Kent field, son of William and
Sarah Kentfield, (141) and (142).

Mary (Smith), wife of (290), daugh-
ter of (167). The children of David
and Mary, were Jonathan, William,
Rebekah, Samuel, Rhoda, Rufus, Tri-
phenee, Triphosa, and Smith. She died

1793.

Mark Stacy, son of Capt. Isaac
Stacy, who came to this place, from
Sturbridge, in 1773. Mark married
Julia Root, daughter of (105), in 1788.

Julia (Root), wife of Mark Stacy.
They had three sons, Ira, (475), Arba,
(530), Alanson, (909), and three
daughters, Hannah, (541), married
(878), Dimmis, (629) and Julia (630).
Mrs. Mark Stacy died,

Abner Hunt.

Dimmis (Root), his wife, daughter
of (105). They were married in 1797,
their sons were John, and William W.
(465) ; the latter was a graduate of
Williams College, in 1820, studied
Theology and settled in the ministry,
in North Amherst, in 1827 ; continu-
ing in the ministerial office there till
his death.

Abner Hunt and wife removed their
church relation, to the church in Wil-
liamsburg, in 1833. He died,

Death9. Age.

1802

1850

1837
1847

44

86

41
79

CONGREGATIONAL CHUECH IN BELCHERTOWN.

Names.

Freeman Burr.

From other Churches.

Joseph Coleburn, )
Elizabeth, his wife, | removed.

William Bickwall, from the church
in Ashford, Connecticut.

Anna, wife of (298), from the same.

They were recommended by this
church to the church in Westford,
Massachusetts, in 1808, and removed
there.

Hannah, wife of Elihu Sanford, from
the church in Medway. She died,

1794.

Wright Bridgman, son of (200).
He died,

Haddassah Bardioell, daughter of
(233) ; she married Spencer Clark,
removed to Huntington, Ohio, and
died there, February 19th, 1843, aged
69.

Electa Bardwell, daughter of (233);
she married Dea. Jonathan Lyman,
(261) which see. She died,

Susanna ( Willard), wife of Jonas
Holland, from the church in Peters-
ham. She died at Amherst. Her
husband had been a prominent man in

Deaths.

127
Age.

1789

1839

1843

1824

31

67

6r9

47

128 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age

town business here for many years.
He died July,

1795.

From other Churches.

Samuel Worthington, )
Elizabeth, his wife, )
From the church in Shelburne, they
were formerly here, came from Colches-
ter, see (91) and (92), removed to Shel-
burne about the year 1787, and came
back in 1795. Samuel Worthington,
was brother to widow Amy Sexton,
(287£).

1796.

Polly, wife of Benjamin Haynes.

From other Churches.

William Worthington, )

Wife of Wm. Worthington, f
From the church in Colchester, to
this church, and recommended from
this church to Bolton, Connecticut.

1796.

From other Churches.

Israel Trask, to this Church from
Brimfield, and then from this church
back there.

Capt. Phineas Strong, from the
Church in Hebron, Connecticut. He
died,

1827

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 129

1815

56

Numbers. Names. Deatha. Age.

Anna {Filer), wife of (314). She
died,

1797.

Bulah Smith, daughter of (163), re-
moved.

1798.

Silas Walker, son of (99), married
Dimmis Sexton, in 1792. Their chil-
dren are five sons and four daughters.
Sons Horace, Tertius, Samuel, Charles,
and Lyman. Charles was a graduate
of Yale College, in 1823 ; studied
physic and settled in Northampton ;
Horace (474), Tertius (477), Charles
(624), Lyman (954). They had four
daughters, Amy (490), married John
Marshall (585), Lucy (639), Almira
(991), married Salem Towne, Philura
C. (1059), married (1034), in 1840.

Dimmis (Sexton), wife of Silas
"Walker, daughter of Noah Sexton, of
West Springfield.

From other Churches.

Mary, the wife of Giles Lyman,
from the first church in Middletown.f;

Maj. John Gilbert, from the church
in Hebron, Connecticut. He was fa-
ther of (558). He died,

Amelia, his wife, received January,
7th, 1799. She died 1825

68

74

130 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names.

Deborah, wife of Samuel Ingalls,
from the church in Abbington.

Abigail, wife of Joseph Tucker, from
Walpole ; letter by Rev. Mr. Morey.

1800.

Rhoda (Root), wife of (635), daugh-
ter of (105).

Nancy D wight, daughter of Pliny
D wight and grand-daughter of (42),
married Dr. McFarland, of Concord.
in 1801, and removed. Sec (196).

From other Churches.

Daniel Porter, \ They came from
Wife of (322), ) the church in He-
bron, Rev. Mr. Bassett.

1801.

Jemima, wife of Oliver Bridgman.

Lydia (Merrick), wife of (731), she
was from Wilbraham, daughter of
Noah Merrick, and grand-daughter of
Rev. Noah Merrick, the first minister
of Wiibraham.

Lucretia (Warner), wife of (550),
she was the daughter of Jonathan
Warner, and grand-daughter of (39).
She died,

Celena Worthington, daughter of
William Worthington.

Deaths. Age

1825

1814

40

CONGREGATIONAL CHTJRCH IN BEICHERTOWX. 131

Numbers.

328.

329.

330.

331.

332.

333.

334.

335.

336.

Names.

Temperance Worthington, daughter
of David Worthington, removed to
Norwich.

Eli Wood, from Ludlow, married
Hannah Cowles, daughter of (191).

Hannah {Cowles) wife of (329).
She died,

Thankful {Morse), wife of (410), she
was daughter of Asa Morse. She
died,

Jemima, wife of Abner Cowles, he
was brother of (191), her husband died
May, 1837, aged 76. She died,

Elizabeth Morse, daughter of Asa
Morse, and sister of (331) ; she mar-
ried Lemuel Paine, in 1806.

From other Churches.

William Holland, physician, from
the church in Chester, Rev. Aaron
Bascom, pastor. See (442).

Clarissa {Moseley), from Westfield,
(daughter of Col. John Moseley), wife
of Dr. William Holland. She died,

Col. Moseley died, about the year
1788, at Westfield.

Susanna, wife of Robert Ames,
from the church in Jaffery, N. H.

Deaths. Age.

1813

33

1846 69

1821

51

1808

1809

37

67

132 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

1802.

Miriam ( Warner), second wife of
(258), daughter of (41), married in
1801, left a widow in 1824. She again
married in 1826 to James Whitcomb,
of Williamsburgh, and removed there.

Abigail (Pomeroy), wife of (459),
she was from Granville ; she with her
husband removed from here to Man-
chester, near the Falls of
New York, in 1828.

Niagara,

Sally Bridgman, daughter of (200).

Abner Phelps, son of (222). He
was a graduate of Williams College,
in 1806, studied theology — was licen-
sed to preach ; then turned his course
of study to medicine, and in 1815,
commenced the practice in Boston,
where he has since resided. In 1814,
he received the degree of M. D., from
Brown University, and from Yale Col-
lege.

Joshua Cowles, son of (86). He
died, March,

Elizabeth {Rice), wife of (341).
She was daughter of (286). She died,

Anna Rice, daughter of (286), mar-
ried Chester Allen, in 1805, and re-
moved to a church in Springfield, in
1829.

1829

1842

1844

75

66

66

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN EELCHERTOWN. 133

Numbers.

344.

345.

346.

347.

348.
349.
350.

351.

352.
353.

Names. Deaths. Age.

Elijah Nichols, son of Mitchel
Nichols, and Lydia his wife of Brook-
field, Lydia died in this town in 1811,
aged 75 ; her son Elijah died,

Mary Giddings, wife of (344),
daughter of James Giddings of South
Hadley ; James Giddings, married
Hannah Fairfield, daughter of (23),
in 1766. Mary died, ' 1846 77

Zerviah Rice, daughter of (286).
She married (384), in 1803. They
removed to Chicopee, in 1835. She
died May,

1802.

Sarah Worthington, removed to a
church in North Bolton, 1803.

Nathan Barnaby, removed in 1834.

Anna, wife of (348). She died, 1829 <

Elizabeth, second wife of (288).
See 289.

1803.

Remembrance Root, son of (124),
married Truelove Fisher, daughter of
(234). He died while on a journey in
Ohio, June,

Truelove (Fisher), wife of (351),
daughter of (234).

Abner Towne, son of Israel and
Naomi Towne, No. (104). He re-
moved his church relation to Granby
13

134

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

church, in 1823, continuing his resi-
dence in this town and remained so
till death. 1828 60

354.

355.

356.

357.

358.

Kersiah (Fairfield), wife of (353),
daughter of (148), removed her church
relation to Granby, with her husband
in 1823 ; after his death, she removed
her church relation back to this church
in 1829.

Wife of Benjamin Morgan ; her hus-
band was son of (52).

Mary ( Wilkinson), wife of Aaron
Rhoades ; she was a native of Sharon,
Massachusetts. He was a native of
Walpole, Massachusetts ; they came
to this town in 1789. He died in 1843,
aged 79. He was son of Stephen
Rhoades, formerly of Walpole.

Elizabeth (Fisher), second wife of
Elihu Sanford, daughter of (234), re
moved to a church in Albany, in 1827,
and changed their residence. Her
husband died in 1839, aged 79.

From other Churches.

Solomon Toione, from the church in
Greenwich, Rev. Joseph Blodget, pas-
tor.

1804.

1849

359. Joseph Angler, church records say.
" A good man."

360. Fanny, wife of (359), removed.

68

1816

48

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHEETOWN. 135

Numbers.

361.

362.

Names.

363.

364.

365.
366.

367.

368.
369.
370.

371.

Darius Root, son of (124), brother
of (351), died in Ludlow.

Dorcas (Sikes), wife of (361), they
removed to Ludlow.

Deborah Phelps, daughter of (34).
She died,

Wife of Joseph Reid, 2d wife. See

(278).

From other Churches.

Samuel Chapman, ) From the

Wife of S. Chapman. ) church in

Bolton, R,ev. E. Kellogg, pastor, re-
moved.

Nancy, second wife of William
Bickwell, from the church in Ashford,
to this church ; and again recommend-
ed by this church to that in Westford,
in 1808, and removed.

1805.

Nabby, wife of Jedediah Green.

Jonathan Randall.

Rhoda (Shujmvay), wife of Jonathan
Randall, daughter of (174).

Nancy (Howe), wife of Ichabod
Sanford, she was daughter of Dr.
Estes Howe, see (199), the mother of
Rev. William H. Sanford, of Boylston.
She died,

Deaths. Age

1816

1828

73

60

1840

65

136

Numbers.

372,

373.
374,

375.

376.

377.

378.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names.

From other Churches.

John M. Pearl, from the church in
Bolton, Connecticut, Rev. E. Kellogg,
pastor.

Wife of (372), from Bolton,

John Marshall. Church records say,
" A man of much good sense which
was rendered exceedingly valuable to
the world, and consecrated to the best
use by faith, hope, and prayer, a warm
active christian, greatly lamented. He
died,

Betsey, wife of (374). Church re-
cords say, " She was distinguished for
good sense, kind, affectionate, amiable
manners, and heavenly-mindedness.
She died November,

They were from the church in Bol-
ton, Connecticut,

Susan Dwight, daughter of Col.
Elijah Dwight (215). In 1812, she
married Mason Shaw, Esq. and re-
moved to Castine, Maine. In 1821,
they removed to this place.

Cynthia, wife of Dudley Phelps, he
died in 1820, aged 48. She married
(223), in 1821, her second husband
died in 1823, and she removed to
Groton.

Enos Lincoln.

Deaths. Age.

1815

1816

52

51

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 137

Names.

Ruth (Shumway), wife of (378),
daughter of (730). She died,

Deaths. Age.

Hannah {Barter), wife of Gurdon
Filer. She died,

Her husband Gurdon Filer, died in
this town in 1840, aged 79. He was
son of Samuel Filer, who died in
Granby, in 1798, aged 68; his wife
and widow died in this town January,
1827, aged 89. He was son of Sam-
uel Filer, who was born in Hebron,
Connecticut, in the year 1700. This
Samuel born in 1700, was son of Sam-
uel Filer, who died in Windsor in 1710,
and was the son of Zerubabell Filer,
who was born in Windsor in 1644.
He was son of Walter Filer, who set-
tled in Windsor in 1636, came from
Dorchester England, with Rev. Mr.
Wareham and Henry Wolcott ; Walter
was a Deputy to the General Court,
in 1647 ; he died in Windsor, in 1683.
Samuel Filer, who died in Granby, in
1799, was father of Gurdon Filer, and
John Filer, and a daughter Anna, who I
married (314), which see. Gur-
don Filer was father of George
Filer, now a merchant in this place.
John his brother was father of Hum-
phrey T. Filer, now extensively enga-
ged in the carriage business in this
place. John his father died here 1850,
aged 81 ; leaving two sons, Humphrey
T. and Samuel.

Gurdon Filer and John Filer had a
brother by the name of Samuel. He
died in the Revolutionary war in the
year 1779, aged 25.
13*

1851

1841

138 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

1806.

From other Churches.

Harris Hatch, ) They were from
Deborah, his wife. ) the church in
Pelham, to this place, Rev. Mr. Brain-
ard, pastor, and recommended by this
church to that in Chesterfield, in 1812,
and removed there.

Grace ( Warriner), first wife of (724).
From the north church in Wilbraham,
Rev. E. "Witter, pastor. The church
records say of her, " A most valuable
woman." She died,

Abner Blodget, from the church in
Palmer, Rev. Mr. Baldwin, pastor, re-
moved. See (346).

Sally, wife of Samuel Smith, from
the church in south parish, Greenwich,
(now Enfield), Rev. Mr. Crosby, pas-
tor.

the
in

Leavett Hewins, ) From
Wife of L. Hewins. ) church
Sharon, and again removed.

1807.

Betsey, wife of Robert Dunbar, her
husband died in 1807, aged 62, he was
the father of (801). In 1809, she
married Rev. John Emerson, of Con-
way and removed there.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BEICHEKIOWN. 139
Numbers.

389.

390.

391

392.

393.

394.

395.

396.

397.
398.

Names. Deaths. Age.

Eunice Forward, daughter of Rev.
Justus Forward ; she married (340),
in 1808 ; she was the fifth daughter of
Rev. Mr. Forward, that died of con-
sumption. Died 1809 J

Sarah, wife of Timothy Chase.

From other Churches.

Abigail (Willard), wife of (408),
from the church in Petersham.

Joshua Clark, son of (154), from
the church in Granby, Rev. Elijah |
Gridley, pastor ; he resided in Granby, \
and again became connected with that
church.

Olive, wife of Reuben Prentice,
from the church in Somers, Rev. Wm.
L. Strong, pastor, and returned to that
church by certificate in 1812.

1808.

Susanna Rice, daughter of (287),
she married Edward Frink, of Ashford,
in 1813 and removed. She died, 1822 -

Luther Holland, he died in the State
of New York. 1851

Charissa,\vife of (395). She died, 1817
He again married (416).

Amasa Fairfield, son of (148).

Lydia, (WJiitney), wife (397).

140

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OE THE

Names.

Samuel Gilbert, son to Maj. John
Gilbert, removed with his wife (401),
to the church in Medway, in 1827.

Lucretia Towne, daughter of (241 \
she married John Witt, Jr., of Gran-
by, in 1812, removed her church re-
lation there in 1826.

Polly Hatch, daughter, of (381),
married (399), in 1810), and removed
with her husband to Medway.

Elizabeth [Pearl], wife of Eli Mil-
lard, sister of (372). She died,

From other Churches.

Clarissa, wife of Erasmus Shum-
wa y, from the church in Greenwich,
Rev. Mr. Blodget, pastor, and again
returned there with her husband. He
died there. Erasmus was son of (730).

Olive Hyde, widow of John Hyde,
from the church in Sturbridge. Rev.
Otis Lane, pastor. Her husband died
April 1808, aged 58.

Benjamin Kilbourn, \ From the
Elizabeth, his wife, \ church in

Bolton, Rev. E. Kellogg, pastor.

Benjamin died,

Lucindia {Fairfield), wife of Pliny
Witt. She was from the church in
Plainfleld, Pvev. Mr. Hallock, pastor.
Pliny Witt, was son of (747).

Deaths. Agt

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHEETOWN. 141
Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

408.
409.
410.

411.

412.

413.

414.

415.

416.

417.

Names.

1809.

Ebenezer Bridgman, son of (187).

Elihu Smead, adopted son of (238).

Nathaniel Walker, son of (99),
which see.

Jonathan Bridgman, son of (200),
removed by letter to south church in
Amherst, at its formation in 1824;
letter certifying to the council his
standing in this church, had resided in
the south part of Amherst many years.

Aaron Walker, son of (243), re-
moved to Ware.

Esther Clark, daughter of (154),
married Isaiah Wing, of Conway, in
1809, and removed there.

Jane Clark, daughter of Samuel
Clark, and grand-daughter of (154) ;
she married Abijah Harding, in 1819,
and moved to Illinois.

Submit Clark, daughter of Samuel
Clark, and grand-daughter of (154),
married (412), in 1812, and removed.

Mercy Smith, daughter of (139),
married (395), in 1818.

Polly (Steioard), wife of Martin
Bardwell, Jr. He was son to Martin
(418), who died in this town, in 1824,
aged 84. He was son to Martin, who

1851

70

142

Numbers.

418.
419.

420.

421.

422.

423.

424.
425.

426.
427.

HISTORICAL, SKETCHES OF THE

Names. Deaths. Age.

was son to John Bardwell. See Ap- 1
pendix I. Martin, the husband of Pol- :
ly (417), died in 1814, aged 43.>Polly |
was daughter of Rev. Antipas Steward,
who was the first congregational min-
ister settled in Ludlow, settled there |
in 1793, dismissed 1803, died in this
town January, 1814, aged 81. Polly
was admitted to the church June 11th,
1809, at her residence, she being dan-
gerously sick.

Martin Bardwell, see (417).

Widow Sarah Graves, widow of
John, who was son of (62).

Sally (Rich), wife of (235) sister of
(198).

Martha {Rice), wife of (630). She
was from Shrewsbury. She died,

Judith Hatch, daughter of (381),
married (409), in 1812, and removed.

Elizabeth (Steward), wife of Alfred
Shumway, removed to the church in
North Adams, in 1833.

Eliza Dodge.

Samuel Lemon, son of James Lemon
of Ware.

Jane, wife of (425).

Jason Walker, son of (99). He
died July 6th, in the 84th year of his

,1809
1824

33

84

1831

1840

1831

1813

1851

62

62

82
56

83

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHEEIOWN. 143

rs.

428.
429.

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age

Elizabeth (Mcintosh), wife (427).
She died,

430.

431.

432.
433.
434.

435.

436.
437.

438.

Elizabeth Buxton, married (530), in
1811, and moved with her husband to
the church in Granby, 1832. She was
the daughter of William Buxton who
came to this town from Union, Con-
necticut, with a family in 1794.

1810.

Samuel Hinsdale St ebb ins, son of
(129).

Benjamin Howe, son of Benjamin
Howe, and Margaret his wife.

Enos Chase.

Samuel Shumway, son of (174).

Capt. James Whitman, son of John
Whitman, of Bridgwater, came to this
town in 1797, from Bridgwater.

Kata (Smith), his wife, she was
daughter of Samuel and Susan Smith
(280). She died,

Amasa Cowles, son of (56). He
died

Lydia (Mahurin), his wife, (the 1st
wife). See (276). She died,

Orlando Root, son of (105). He
died,

1849

1844

73

1845
1842
1813
1823

50

74
73
44
46

144

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

439.

440.

441.

442.

443.

444.

Names.

Elizabeth (Ramsdell,) wife of (438).
She was the daughter of Joseph Rams-
dell.

Ruth (Haivkes), wife of Joseph Bridg-
man, Esq. She was from Charlemont,
sister of Rev. Roswell Hawkes, who
was settled minister in Cummington, for
several years. Her husband, Joseph
was son of (200), he died in 1836,
aged 63 ; he was a graduate of Dart-
mouth College 1795, was a prominent
man in the town, a magistrate, lawyer
by profession, representative to the
general court, and justly possessed the
confidence of the community. She
died,

Polly (Bardivell), wife of (481).
She was the daughter of (418).

Belhsina (Fowler), second wife of
Wm. Holland, physician (334). She
was the daughter of Medad Fowler, for-
merly of Westfield ; she came to this
church from the church in Blandford,
Rev. John Keep, pastor. In 1813, she
with her husband removed to Westfield,
and returned to this church and place
in 1819, and in 1832, removed to Can-
andagia, New York.

1811.

Lydia Divight, the daughter of Sam-
uel Dwight.

Henrietta Warner, daughter of (235),
married (720), in 1821, second wife.
She died,

Deaths. Age

1831

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 145
Numbers. Names. Deaths. Ag«.

From other Churches.

445.

446.

446J.

446|.

447.

448.

449.

450.

451.

Mary, wife of William Buxton,
from the church in Sturbridge.

Lucy, wife of Asa Woods, from the
church in New-Braintree, Rev. John
Fisk, pastor.

1812.

Hannah, wife of Paul Pettingill.

Jonathan Wright, son of Cyprian
Wright, formerly of Ludlow ; who mar-
ried Lucy Sikes of Ludlow, in October,
1784.

Sally (D wight), wife of Moses Kil-
bourn. She was the daughter of Sam'l
Dwight ; was d 'owned in Swift River,
the horse she rode with took fright and
ran into the pond at Swift river mills.

From other Churches.

Ar.ariah Willis, from the church in
Brookfield.

Malissant, wife of (448), from the
church in New-Braintree. She died
about,

Hannah, first wife of (720). From
the church in Poultney, Vermont.
She died,

1813.

Thomas Brown.
14

1827

1822

1815

1820

1813

41

67

55

36

43

146

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Aje

452. Mary, wife of (451).

453. Herman Hawes, son of John Hawes,
and brother of (468). He died,

454. Mahitibel {Peeso), first wife of (453
She was the daughter of John Peeso.

455. Jonathan Dwight, son of Justus
D wight and grandson of (42). He
died in Amsterdam, N. Y.

456. Amy (Parsons), wife of Jonathan
Dwight; she was the daughter of
(223). After the death of her hus-
band she removed her church relation
and went from here.

457. William Bridgman, Physician, son
of (187). He removed to Spring-
field in 1835.

Marilla (Parsons), wife of (457).
She was the daughter of (223). She
died

459. Josiah Dwight Graves, son of Jo-
seph and Eunice Graves, (131) ; re-
moved to the Church at Manchester,
near the falls of Niagara, State of New
York, in 1828.

459A. Joseph Graves, son of Joseph and
Eunice (131) and brother of (459),
and removed with him.

1841

1835

1834

460.

Henry A. Bridgman, son of (5£0)
Deacon; chosen 1828.

58

39

64

1850

63

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 147

Names.

Elijah Coleman Bridgman, son of
(550) ; a graduate of Amherst College
in 1826. Studied Theology ; licensed
to preach ; became a Foreign Mission-
ary ; was ordained in this town, Octo-
ber 6, 1829, and sent out under the
direction of the Board of Commission-
ers for Foreign Missions, to China.
He sailed from New York the 10th of
October, and arrived in Canton, China,
in February 1830. His labors have
been constant and successful. By per-
severing industry he has become one
of the best scholars in the Chinese lan-
guage, of the age. The honorary de-
gree of D. D. has been conferred on
him by an American College. Much
of his labor for years has been direct-
ed to the translation of the Bible into
the Chinese Language. He has done
much in giving to the many millions
of China, the sacred volume in their
own tongue, and is still engaged, un-
remittingly, in that great christian
enterprise.

Deaths. Age.

Daniel Phelps,
1816; son of (222).

chosen Deacon,

William Phelps, chosen Deacon,
1838; son of (222). <^UU VW

Samuel Strong, son of (314.)

William W. Hunt, son of (294) and
(295). He was a graduate of Wil-
liams College in 1820, and settled in
the ministry in North Amherst. Re-
moved his church relation from here to

148 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Af«

the Church connected with the Ando-
ver Seminary, in 1823. Was the first
settl3d minister in North Amherst.

Alia Hannum, daughter of Solomon
and Jerusha Hannum, born 1786. Died

Learned Scott.

John Hawes, son of John, brother
of (453).

Chester Allen, son of Edmund Al-
len. He took a certificate of his mem-
bership, to be laid before a Council
convened to form a new Church, in a
factory village in Springfield, in 1829.
and removed there with his wife (343' .

Dudley Phelps, from Hebron, Conn.

Dudley Phelps, nephew of (470),
graduated at Yale College in 1823,
studied Theology, settled in the min-
istry in Haverhill, and also in Groton,
Mass., where he labored faithfully in
the ministerial office till his death.

Rock Parsons, son of (223) remov-
ed to the state of Alabama in 1820,
and died there soon after.

Hezekiah Walker, Jr., son of (243).

Horace Walker, son of (317).

Ira Stacy, son of (292), removed
from this church by letter to Ludlow
in 1825. Died May

1837 41
1829 43

1820

1847

1838

48

51

49

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 149

Names.

Roxana (Glover), wife of (475), was
from Wilbraham ; removed to Lud-
low with her husband. After the
death of her husband (475) she mar-
ried Jason Miller of Williamsburgh,
and removed there in 1843.

Tertius Walker, son of (317), re-
moved his church relation from here
to Enfield in 1824; returned to this
place in 1842. Died December

Daniel Rider, removed to the
church in Holliston, January, 1845.

Harrison Holland, brother of (395) .

Anna Gilbert, wife of (479), the
daughter of Maj. John Gilbert (3191),
sister of (558).

Enos Cowles, son of (85), removed
to South Hadley.

Nehemiah Buglet.

Remember Joshua Cowles, son of
(191).

John Hunt, 3d.

John Marshall, Jr., son of (374),
removed to the state of New York.

Catherine Bardwell, daughter of
(418). She was second wife of (482).
He married Hannah Bardwell, sister
of Catherine, in 1801. Hannah died
in 1812. In 1813, he married Cath-
14*

Deaths. Ag»,

1846

1848

48

70

150

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

ffumbors.

487.

488.

489.

490.

491.
492.

493.

494.
495.

1816

20

Names. Deaths. Ag«

erine ; she diod May, 1819. In 1820,
he Nehemiah Bugbee), married widow
Abigail Thayer.

Mary Nichols, daughter of (344).
She married Clark Stone of Enfield,
and removed there.

Polly Rhoades, daughter of Aaron
Rhoades and Mary his wife (356).
She married (473), November, 1815,
and died January,

Harriet Howe, daughter of Benja-
min Howe. (He married Margaret
Graves, daughter of Joseph and Eunice
Graves, in 1785.) Harriet married
Joseph "W. Edson, of New Braintree,
in 1819, and removed there.

Amy Walker, daughter of (317).
She married (485), son of (374), in
1817. She died April 25,

OsJtea Walker, son of (243). Died

Esther S. Walker, daughter of
(243).

Lydia Graves, daughter of (459.)
In 1822 she married Asahel Clark of
Granby and removed there.

Mary Bridgman, daughter of (550).
In 1817 she married (431). She died

Tripliena Kentfield, daughter of Da-
vid and Mary Kentfield.

1838
1817

1829

42

28

30

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 151

27

Names. Deaths. Ag».

Lois Dunton, daughter of (582).
In 1816 she married (727). She died 1

Marilla Dunton, daughter of (582).

Removed her church relation in 1825
to the church at Smyrna, N. Y.

Diana Phelps, daughter of (222).
She married Cornelius Delano of
Northampton, and removed there.

Rebeckah Hunt, daughter of (294).
In 1814 she married Jason Miller of
Williamsburgh and removed there.
She died about 1841. In 1843, Jason
Miller married (476), widow of (475),
and removed.

Francis Willson, son of John Will-
son, who died in this town in 1818,
aged 67. Francis removed to En-
field.

Nancy Bar dwell, daughter of (753),
and grand-daughter of Capt. Jonathan
Bard well, and Violet his wife (68).
In 1821 she married William Cush-
man. She died

Nancy (Strong), wife of Charles
D wight, son of (197). She was daugh-
ter of (314). Charles D wight died
1815, aged 34. In 1820 she married
(550), a third wife. She died

Melissa Parsons, daughter of (223).
In 1821 she married Warren Isham,
then of Wilbraham. In 1822 she re-

1823

1839

27

52

152

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names.

moved her church, relation to the Free
Communion Church in Tennessee.

Death* A|».

504.

505
506.

507.

508.

509.

510.

511.
512.
513.
514.
515.

Abigail Strong, daughter of (314).
In 1815 she married (5 50), a second
wife. She died

Path) Walker, daughter of (250),
married Mr. Miller of Ludlow.

Betsey Marshall, daughter of (374).
Married 464 ; in 1815. Died the same
year. The Church Records say of her,
" a woman of high promise."

Diana Howard, daughter of Silas
Howard.

Sally Howard, daughter of Silas
Howard. She married John W. Peeso.

Samuel Dougherty, removed to Il-
linois.

Anna ( Woods), wife of (509),
daughter of Jonathan Woods.

Elihu Root, son of (105).

Lccinah, wife of (511).

Samuel Ingalls,

Clarissa Ingalls, daughter of (513).

Nathaniel Dwight, son of Justus
DwiDht, Es^., and grand-son of (42).

1820

38

1815

18

1824

38

CONGEEGATIONAI CHURCH IX BELCHEETOWK. 153
Numbers. Names. Deaths. Aga

$16. Elizabeth (Dunbar), wife of (515),

the daughter of Robert Dunbar and
Betsey his wife (388), which sec.

51

518.

519.

520.

521.

522.

*22A.

523.

524.

Justus Dicight, Jr., Esq., son of
Justus D wight, Esq., and grand-son
of (42). He died

Sophia (Dwigte) ,-his 1st wife: she

was the daughter of (197). She died
In 1817, Justus D wight, Jr. mar-
ried Eliza Marshall, daughter of (374),
a second wife : see (542).

Olive Washburn, daughter of (790).
She married (681), in 1821.

Oliver Hannum,
Hannum.

son of Phineas

Gamaliel Hannum, son of Phineas,
brother of (520).

Merei/ M. Hannum, daughter of
Phineas Hannum, and sister of (737),
(520) and of (521).

Sally Nichols, daughter of (344).
She married Alvin Woods of Brook-
field in 1817, and removed.

Drusilla Rhoadcs, sister of Thad-
deus Rhoades.

Lucinda Phelps, removed by letter
of recommendation to a Council call-
ed to form a Church at Lowell.

1814

54

28

154

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

525.

526.
527.

528.

529.

530.

531.
532.

533.

534.

Names.

Joel Walker, son of (256), moved

away.

Deborah Walker, daughter of (243).

Silence Walker, daughter of (243).

She died

Dura Walker, son of (243). lie
died

Henry Alley, son of Mason Abbey.
Drowned

Arly Stacy, son of (292), removed
to Church in Granby in 1832, with
his wife (,429).

Joel Randall, son of (369), died

Alner Towne 2d., son of (211.) He
studied Theology, was licensed to
preach, married Eliza Vinton, daugh-
ter of Capt. Abiather Vinton of Am-
herst, and sister of the Hon. Samuel
F. Vinton, a leading member of Con-
gress from Ohio. Rev. Abner Towne
early in his ministry moved to Ohio,
and died young, in that state.

Asa B. Woods, son of (585), re-
moved by letter to Church in Hart-
ford, Conn., in 1824.

Joseph Woods, son of Jonathan
Woods (585), and brother of (533).

Deaths. Ag*.

1821

1838

1813

1815

23
40
21

21

CONGREGATIONAL CIIUKCH IN BELCIIEE.T0WN.

Names. Deaths

Lyclia Woods, daughter of Jona-
than Woods, (585). She married
Joseph Henshaw.

Susan Woods, daughter of Jona-
than Woods (585). She married Geo.
Vining of Plainfield, and removed
there.

AppJiia (Preston), wife of (446|),

daughter of Jabez Preston of Granby,
deceased.

Salem Fisher, son of (234).

Aldana Fisher, daughter of (234).
She married David Liddle and remov-
ed to state of IS:ew York.

' odoiia Strong, daughter of (314).
She married Mr. Stephen Hill of Shel-
by, Orleans County, New York, and
removed there.

1813.

Hannah Stacy, daughter of (292).
She married (878), son of (241), in
October 1818.

See Appendix E.

Eliza Marshall, daughter of (374),
married (517) in 1818, removed to
Church in South Hadlcy in 1838, and
removed back to this Church in 1851.

Lucy Hamilton, married (G79), son
of (197), in 1820, and they removed

155

■Age.

156

Numbers.

544.

545.
54G.

547.
518.

549.

549J.
549J.

550.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names. Deaths. Age.

in 1828 to the church in Niagara,
New York.

Lucy, wife of Ephraim Converse,
removed her church relation to North-
ampton in 1823.

551.

Anna Angicr, daughter of (359),
died

Pally Angicr, daughter of (359).
She married Frederick Griswold of
Longmeadow in 1821 and removed.

Prudence Marsh, removed.

Clarissa Dwight, daughter of (197),
married (1266) in 1824.

Mary Bridgman, daughter of (302).
She married Samuel P. Hopkins in
1819.

Moses Hannum, son of (29). lie

died about

Jerusha Hannum, wife of (549.1).

From other Churches.

Theodore Bridgman, son of (200).
In 1800 he joined the Church in
Greenwich South Parish, (now En-
field) while he continued his residence
here, and removed his church relation
here. Died

Vester Willson from church in Pel-
ham.

1814

22

1836

79

61

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 157

Names.

Widow Hannah Cleveland, from
church in Windham.

Varney Fellows, from church in Wil-
lington, Rev. Hubbel Loomis pastor.

Sarah (Smith), wife of Rev. Expe-
rience Porter, (See notice of her in the
historical sketch, connected with that
of Mr. Porter,) from the church in
Fair Haven, Vt. She died April 19,

See also Appendix N.

Betsey Matilda (S?nith), wife of
(647) the daughter of Dan Smith Esq.,
West Haven, Vt., from church in
South Hadley, Rev. Joel Hayes, pas-
tor. The church records say of her :
" A lovely woman, the delight of her
numerous friends ; a friend to the poor
and an ornament to her sex ; she died
as she had for ten years lived, in the
exercise of the liveliest hope of the
resurrection of the just. In her last
sickness, which was 54 days, and fluc-
tuating, she tasted an earnest of the
blessedness of those that die in the
Lord. She will for a long time be re-
membered as a distinguished orna-
ment of this Church and Society" She
died Nov. 13.

See Appendix N. and P.
Josiah Fox.
Wife of (556).

15

Deaths. Ag«.

1825

1814

44

28

158

Numbers.

558.

559.
560.

561.
562.

563.

564.

565.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names. Deaths- Age.

By Profession.

George Gilbert, son of Major
John Gilbert (3 19 J) formerly from
Hebron, Conn.

Sylvia {Colton), his wife. She was
from Longmeadow.

Betsey Pearl, daughter of (372),
married Marcus Whitman, son of (434),
second wife, about 1822.

Lydia Lemon, daughter of (425),
married (814).

Lucy Nichols, daughter of (344),
married Levi Brown of Norwich, and
removed there in 1822.

566.

Nancy (Colton) wife of (723), sister
of (559). She died

Eli Strong.

Betsey Smith, sister of Rev. Mrs.
Porter (554). She married (464) in
1816. Daughter of Dr. Phineas
Smith, formerly of Sharon, Conn.

See Appendix N.

1814.

Abigail (Day), wife of Henry Mel-
len. Her husband died 1836. She
died, November,

1815

30

1841

68

CONGREGATIONAL CHUECH liN UELCHERTOWN. 169

Numbers. Names.

566^. Delphia Washburn, from the church
in Hard wick, Rev. William B. Wes-
son, Pastor. She married (720), Au-
gust, 1831. He died in 1834. She
tgain married Mr. Allen, of Stiff-
bridge.

1815.

Susan ( Gates), wife of (801 ), daugh-
ter of Thomas A. Gates and Margaret
his wife (232). She died

Willis In galls.

Horatio Parsons, son of (250),
graduated at Williams College in 1820,
studied Theology, and was settled for
a time in the ministry at Manchester,
Vt. ; dismissed and stationed again in
the ministry near the Falls of Niagara,
New York ; removed his relation from
this church years ago.

Eliakim Phelps, Jr., son of (222),
graduate of Union College in 1814.
Settled in the ministry in West Brook-
field in 1818 ; dismissed in 1824, and
afterwards settled at Geneva, New
York, and dismissed from there ; re-
ceived the degree of D. D. ; is now
residing in Stratford, Conn, without
ministerial charge.

Susan (Moody), wife of Enos Chase,
the daughter of Joseph Moody of
South Pladley.

Deaths. Ag«

1847

Wife of (G37).

62

160

Numbers.

573.

574.
575.

576.

577.
578.

579.

579J.
580.

581.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OP THE

Names.

From other Churches.

Enoch Burnett, from the church in
Granby, Rev. Mr. Gridley, Pastor. He
was brother of Jonathan, Stephen, and
Arza Burnett. Arza was father of
(1243). Enoch died

Sophia (Chapin), wife of (573).

Sarah (Hall), wife of Elkanah At-
wood, from Sutton, died

Thomas Sabin, from church in
North Wilbraham, died

Abigail, wife of (576), from church
in North Wilbraham, died

Sally, first wife of Alpheus Winter,
from North Wilbraham. Church re-
cords say, " A woman of superior
worth, a most animated, exemplary
believer, full of the spirit of Heaven."
She died

Augustine Payne, physician, from
church in Granby, Rev. Mr. Gridley,
Pastor. Dr. Payne died

Abigail (Mason), wife of (579).

Olive, wife of Jonathan S. Tucker,
from the church in Vernon, Conn.

Margaret ( Warriner), wife of Giles
Smith, from church in North Wilbra-
ham, Rev. Mr. Witter, Pastor. She

Deaths. Age.

1850

1842
1829
1821

1817

1814

68

66

85

76

32

32

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 161

Numbers. Names.

is the sister of (383).
died in Wilbraham.

582.
583.

Giles Smith

Deaths. Ag*.

Amasa Dunton, ) From the church in
Wife of (582.) J Cambridge, N. Y.,

and removed to th:
New York, 1825.

church in Smyrna,

Oliver S. Taylor, physician, from
the church in Dartmouth College, Rev.
Roswell Shurtleff, Pastor. Removed
to Old South Church, Boston. Dr.
Taylor was a graduate of Dartmouth
College in 1809; studied medicine,
and entered upon the practice in this
town in 1814 ; chosen deacon of this
church in 1816; left here in 1817, and
has since been much of the time in
business of Classical instruction, prin-
cipally in the State of New York.

Jonathan Woods, a native of New
Braintree, son of Jonathan Woods,
formerly of that place. This Jona-
than was brother of David Woods, the
father of Asa, who was father of Geo.
B. Woods. The family were from
Marlboro', and moved to New Brain-
tree early in the settlement of that
place. He died

Lydia, wife of (585). She died
August,

Sally (Deering), wife of (726).
She died

Lucinda ( Whitney), wife of Sylves-
ter Willson.
15*

1830
1843
1850

81
68

162

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OE THE

Names. Deaths. Age.

Sally (Fobes), wife of Nathan
Weeks.

Thomas Sabin, Jr., son of (576),
from the church in Wilbraham.

Abigail (Durfy), first wife of (590)
She died 1846

Sophia Holland, daughter of Jonas
Holland and Susanna his wife (305).
She married Aaron Arms, Esq., of
South Deerfield in 1821, and removed
her church relation there. She died I
about 1828

Maria Holland, sister of (591),
daughter of Jonas and Susanna (305).

From other Churches.

Jemima Preston, from the church in
Ashford, has resided here twelve
years and commuTied with this church.
She brings no letter from that church
but is received here as a member, upon
a former profession at Ashford, assent-
ing to the Articles of this church.

Sabra Willson, wife of John Will-
son, from the church in Ludlow.

Nancy (Flint), wife of Philo Par-
sons, from Monson. They removed
from here to Monson, and he soon
went to Alabama, and both died years
since.

59

30

CONGREGATIONAL CHUECH IN BELCHEBTOWN. 163

Names.

1816.

Deaths. Age.

Dea. Jonathan Clough, )

Wife of (596). j

They were from the church in North
Wilbraham, and removed from here.
Was not deacon in this church.

Stephen Burnett, brother of (573),
from the church in South Hadley, Rev.
Joel Hayes, Pastor.

Abigail (Witt,) wife of Stephen
Burnett. She is the daughter of (747).
They soon removed back to South Had-
ley.

Electa (Dickinson), second wife of
Horace Gates, and daughter of Perez
Dickinson, formerly of Amherst. Pe-
rez was brother of Hon. Samuel F.
Dickinson, formerly of Amherst, a
graduate of Dartmouth College in
1795.

Mary, wife of Col. A. Jones, from
the church in Phillipston, and went to
the church in Ware Village in 1827.

Cyrus Bartlett, from the church in
Stafford.

Anna Sabin, wife of (601), daugh-
ter of (576).

Prudence (Foote), wife of Eneas
Clark, from the church in Wilbraham,
daughter of Joseph Foote, formerly of

164

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names.

Colchester, Conn., and sister of Rev.
Calvin Foote, a graduate of Middle-
bury College in 1814, and settled in
the ministry in East Longmeadow,
and in Southwick, and in Granville,
Mass. Mr. and Mrs. Clark removed
from this place to Colchester, Conn.,
in 1846. He died there in March,
1848, aged 77.

604.
605.

606.

607.

608.

609.
610.

Sylvanus Stebbins, )

Wife of (604). )

They were from the church in Gran-
by to this, and removed from here by
a general recommendation of their
standing, in 1823, to the State of New
York.

1817.

Amanda Hunt, daughter of (294).
She married Francis Willson, son of
John Willson, in 1818.

Darius H. Rice, removed to Can-
ada.

Sally, wife of Ethan S. Cowles, re-
moved by letter to the church at St.
Charles, Illinois, in 1848, with her
husband.

From other Churches.

Clarissa Howard, from the church
in Blandford, Rev. John Keep, Pastor.

Cynthia, wife of (976), from the
church in Stafford, Rev. Jos. Knight,
pastor.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IK BELCHEETOWN. 165

Names.

Mary Cotton, from the church in
Monson, Rev.' Alfred Ely, D. D., pas-
tor. She married Mr. Fellows, teacher
in Mount Pleasant Seminary, Amherst.

Drusilla Day, from the church in
West Springfield, Dr. Lathrop, pastor.

Second Wife of Captain Phineas
Strong (314), widow Barnard from
Northampton. After the death of
Capt. Strong (314), she married Deac.
Isaac Clark of Northampton, in 1828,
and returned there.

1818.

Jemima Brown.

Sally Phelps, daughter of (726).
She married Abner Hill of Shutes-
bury, Sept. 29, 1825, and removed
there.

Rosina Phelps, daughter of (726) ;
married Joel Fairfield in 1820; re-
commended to a Council convened to
organize a Church at Factory Village,
Springfield, in 1829, and removed
there and to that church.

Cynthia Phelps, sister of (615) and
(616), removed to Factory Village, in
Springfield, in 1829.

Mary Abbey, daughter of Mason
Abbey, married (235) in 1832.

Deaths. Age.

166

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

620.

621.

622.

623.

624.

625.

626.

Names.

William Holland, son of Jonas Hol-
land and Susanna his wife (305). In
the year 1824 he married Electa Hop-
kins, and both went as teachers under
the direction of the American Board of
Commissioners for Foreign Missions,
to Alabama, and then to Tennessee,
where they labored in teaching among
the natives for about 13 years, and
then removed to Jacksonville, Illinois,
and left the employment of the Board.

Chauncy Dunton, son of (582), re-
moved to the church at Smyrna, New
York, by letter, in 1826.

Nathaniel Freeman Dunton, son of
(582), removed to Smyrna with his
brother (621), in 1826, with his wife
(764.)

Charles Reed, son of (274), remov-
ed to the church in Greenwich, by let-
ter, in 1824.

Charles Walker, physician, son of
(317), a graduate of Yale College in
1823; studied the medical profession
and settled in Northampton in medi-
cal practice. See (317).

Harry Knapp, removed by letter to
Fark Street church in Boston, in 1823.

Emily Walker, daughter of (427),
married Alva Sikes, of Ludlow, in
1819, and removed there.

Deaths. Age .

Numbers.

627.

628.

629.

630.

CONGREGATIONAL CHUECII IX BELCHERTOWN. 167

Age

631.

632.

633.
634.

635.

Names. Deaths.

Eliza Walker, daughter of (427),
married Obcd Newton of Hadley in
1822, and removed there.

Almira Fisher, daughter of (234),
married Leonard Barrett, Esq., in
1826.

Dimmis Stacy, daughter of (292),
married Mark Hinckley.

Julia Stacy, daughter of (292), mar-
ried Luther Morse, Jr. of Boston, in
1826, and removed her church relation
to the Old South Church in Boston ;
returned to reside here again in 1829.
Her husband died in 1850.

CIcwissa Howard, daughter of An-
drew Howard, married (969). She
died

He married Irene Howard, her sis-
ter, and she died March, 1841, aged
39.

Polly Walker, daughter of (243).
She died

Abram Allen, son of Edmund Allen.

Heman Moody, son of Josiah Moody
formerly of South Hadley. For a few
of the last years of his life he resided
here with this son. See (848). He-
man died

Josiah Walker, removed to Illinois
and died there

1838

1838

1826

1847

40

36

48

76

168

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names.

636. Simeon Dwight, son of (197).

637. David Fairbanks,

638. Elizabeth Sexton, daughter of Noah
Sexton, formerly of West Springfield.
He died in Virginia. She married
(468) in 1821.

Lucy Walker, daughter of (317).

Moses Goodale.

41. Charlotte Elizabeth (Crittenden),
wife of Elihu Shumway. She was the
daughter of Mr. Samuel Crittenden of
Conway,

642. Deborah (Gleason), second wife of
(243). She died

13. Mary (Whitman,) second wife of
(473), and daughter of (434).

644, Rebeckah (Vining), wife of (534),
and daughter of George Vining, for-
merly of Plainfield.

Nancy (Reed), wife of (430), and
daughter of (274).

646. Mehitable ( Ward), wife of (728).

Mark Doolittle, son of Titus Doo-
little, Esq., formerly of Russell, Hamp-
den County, Mass., a graduate of Yale
College in 1804, by profession a law-
yer. The author of this Historical
Sketch.

Deaths. Age.

1843

1837

63

61

1846

88

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IX EEECHERTOWN. 169

Numbers.

648.

649.
650.

651.

652.
653.

654.

654-J.

654J.

Names.

Sarah T. R. (Raboteau,) second
wife of (647). She was the daughter
of Charles C. Raboteau, Esq., former-
ly of Newburyport. He died in Phil-
adelphia in 1816.

Timothy Pearl, brother of (372).
He died

Sally (Perry), wife of (649). She
died

This family was from Vernon, Conn.

Ralph Owen, son of Capt. Eleazer
Owen, who died in this town about
1840.

Fanny (Bissell), wife of (651).

Sarah (Smith), wife of (718), daugh-
ter of James Smith and Susanna his
wife (280).

Roxana, wife of John Lemon, re-
moved to the church in Ludlow, in
1825.

From other Churches.

Eleazer Pomeroy and his wife, from
the church in Granville, Mass., Rev.
Joel Baker, pastor. Removed from
here to Enfield, Mass., and there died
near each other, about 1833.

Samuel H. Peekham, from the church
at Northampton. He afterwards stud-
ied Theology and settled in the min-
istry in Gray, 6 years, and in Haverhill
16

Deaths. Ago.

183
1837

62

63

170 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names.

8 years, in the State of Maine. He
was dismissed and now resides in Lu-
nenburgh, Mass. Took a dismission
from this church to that in 1851. Is now
an agent for the American Missionary
Association.

654J. Mrs. Sarah Baker, wife of Nathan-
iel Baker, from the church in Enfield,
Rev. J. Crosby, pastor.

654|. Delphia Washburn, from the church
in Hardwick, Rev. William B. Wes-
son, pastor.

654 J. Mrs. Experience (Sikes), second
wife of Azariah Willis, from the church
in Ludlow.

1819.

55. Elisha Abbey, deacon, son of Ma-
son Abbey.

656. George Abbey, son of Mason Abbey.

657. Theron Warner, physician, son of

(235).

658. j Ebenezer Warner, son of (235).

659. William B. Warner,

660. George Washburn, son of (790).

661. John Whitman 2d, brother of (434).

662. Fanney {Abbey), wife of Thomas
Goodale, daughter of Mason Abbey,

Deaths. Age.

1850

1822

52
32

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 171

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

and sister of (656) and (657) ; moved
to Amherst.

663. William Albro, removed to a church
in Boston. 1824.

54. Clark Albro, removed to a church
in Chicopee.

665. Noah Clark.

666. I Adolphus Strong, son of (314).

667. Theodore Bridgman, Jr., son of
(550), moved to Michigan.

668. Lee Sprague, removed to the church
in Ware, in 1824 ; from there remov-
ed to Worcester.

660. J Sylvester Cook, son of David S.
Cook, studied Theology, was licensed j
to preach, and became a settled minis- j
ter in New Jersey.

671. Cyrus Stebbins, removed to Ware.

Roderick Shewbrooks.

672J. Lucretia Witt, removed to the
church in Granby, in 1824.

Samuel Walker, son of (317), re-
moved his church relation to a church !
in Springfield, in 1824.

674. Zephaniah Wood.

675. Silas Farrington.

1849 46

172 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OE THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

Estes Marsh, son of Timothy P.
Marsh.

Samuel Brown, recommended to a
Council called to form a new church
at Ware Village, in 1826. He be-
came a member of the church formed
there, and removed back here in 1828,
and removed to Illinois in 1831.

Oramel Bar dwell, son of Martin
Bard well, and grand-son of (418).

Peregrine D wight, son of (197), re-
moved from this church in 1828, with
his wife (543), to the church at Ni-
agara, State of New York, where he
died

Williams H. Whittemore, adopted

son of (649). He graduated at Yale-
College in 1825 ; studied Theology,
was licensed to preach, and settled in
the ministry in Charlton, Mass., and
in Southbury, Conn.

Alvan Morse, son of Daniel Morse.

Lydia Nichols, daughter of (344).

Elizabeth Wliilman, daughter of
(434), married William Mason, Jr., of
Palmer, in 1822, and removed.

Catherine Whitman, daughter of
(434), married Earl Sherman of Ware,
in 1843, and removed. Died

685. Polly Whitman.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 173

Numbers.

686.

687.

688.

689.

690.
601.

691£.

Names.

Abbey Whitman.

Lydia Towne, daughter of (241),
married Deacon Jonathan Lyman
(261); a second wife. Removed to
Goshen in 1828, then removed to
Granby, where he died in 1846.

Esther Shumway, daughter of (730),
married Horace Cook of Granby, in
1833.

Sarah Tainter, removed.

Electa Walker.

Mary Ford, removed by letter to
the church in Monson, in 1827.

Andrew Howard, father of (870),
and moved away with him.

Deaths. Age

692. I Nancy D wight, daughter of Samuel
' Dwight, married Mr. Bullard of Oak-
ham, in 1824.

693.

693J.
694.

696.

Amy Willson, married Mr. Hark-
ness of Pelham, and removed.

Olive Willson.

Mary Ward.

Clarinda Bardwell, daughter of
(753). She died

Mary Bar dwell, daughter of Martin
Bardwell, who died in this town in
1814, aged 43, and grand-daughter of
16*

1826

174

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths

1 (418). She married Fridas Preston, |
of Ashford, Conn., in 1828, and re-
moved.

Laura Towne, daughter of (353),
married (1054), son of (369), in 1822.

Joanna Kimball.

Susanna Church.

Age.

697.

698.

699.

700.

701.

702.

703.

704.

705.

Eunice Leach, daughter of Peter
Leach. She married Melatiah B.
Hinckley in 1830, and removed to
Vernon, State of New York. She died 1

Martha D. Rhoades, daughter of
Aaron Rhoades and Mary his wife
(356). She married Albert Atwood,
son of Elkanah Atwood and Sarah his
wife (575).

Betsey Atwood, daughter of Elka-
nah Atwood.

Zina Stacy, wife of Moses Stacy.
She was daughter of Martin Bardwell.

Experience Parsons, daughter of
(233). She married Mr. Livingston
of Amsterdam, State of Xew York,
and removed there in 1825.

Densy Lincoln, daughter of (378).
She married Moses Young in 1819,
and removed her church relation to
Athol, in 1822.

42

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN.

Numbers. Names. Death

706. Hannah (Rice), wife of John At
wood, and daughter of (286).

175

Age.

707.

708.
709.

710.
710£.

710|.

711.
712.

713.
714.
715.

716.
717.

Betsey (Whitman), wife of Hazo
Parsons, the daughter of Rev. Samuel
Whitman, the first settled minister in
Goshen. Huzo was son of (223). Pie
moved to the South.

Esther, wife of John Hunt.

Phehe (Smith), wife of (633), daugh-
ter of (288).

Wife of John Church.

Wife of Elihu Chapman (Sylvia).

Lydia J. Clark, removed to the
church in Granby, in 1823.

Wife of Eliab Washburn.

Maria (Forward), wife of (463),
daughter of Justus Forward, Esq.
(731). She died

Wife of Timothy Bliss, removed.

Abigail, wife of (607).

Widow Betsey Bar dwell, widow of
Martin Bardwell. Her husband died
April 2, 1814, aged 43.

Widoio Mary Hannum.

Charity Clark, widow of Eleazer
Clark, Esq. She was (Childs) from

1832

1840

54

40

176

Numbers.

718.
719.

720.
722.

723.
724.
725.
726.

727.
728.
729.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names. Deaths

Woodstock, Conn. Her husband died
1808; a prominent man in town; a
magistrate, representative, and in oth-
er offices. Was son of (154). She
died in May

Abel Ames, son of Robert Ames and
Susanna his wife (336).

Gould Parsons, son of (223), re-
i moved his church relation to Troy,
New York, in 1831.

Joseph Kenneday, died

Capt. Elisha Warner, son of (41),
and brother of (235), died

Oliver Bridgman, son of (187).

Col. Zenas Stebbins, son of (129).

Lebbeus Cliapin. He died

Noah Phelps, son of Simeon Phelps,
and grand-son of (36). Simeon died
at Pittsfield in 1776, returning from
service in the northern army, aged 34.

Israel Cowles, son of (272), and
grand-son of (56).

Gideon Ames, son of Robert Ames,
and nephew of (718).

Chauncey Howard, son of Joseph
Howard.

1834
1829

1820

Age.

58

54

77

32

COJfGEEGATIONAL CHUKCH IX BELCH EETOWN. 177

ibers

730.
731.

Numbers. Nappes. Deaths. Age

Solomon Shumway, brother of (174)
He died

732.

734.
734J.

735.

736.

737.

738.
730.
740.

Justus Forward, Esq., son of Rev.
Justus Forward.

Sally Dorman, daughter of Daniel
Dorman, deceased, and sister of (976).

Polly Farriv.gton, removed to the
church in Monson, by letter, in 1825.

Wife of Nathan Bascom.

Delilah C. Ward, removed to the
church in Bolton, in 1822.

Amos Farrington, ) Removed from
Wife of (735). ) this place.

Phiucas Harnium, son of Phineas
Kannum, and grand-son of Samuel
Ilannum, one of the early settlers here,
who died in 1780, aged 88. See (27).

Mary (Reckards), wife of (737).

Simeon Pepper.

( Woods), first wife of (739).

! She died.

1826

1828

1826

741. Jairus Abbot, l

742. | Wife of (741). )

Removed their church relation to
I Warren, in 1822.

743. Levi Davis.

41

33

178

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

741.
745.
74G.

747.

748.

749.
750.

751

Names.

(Jackson), wife of (743).

Death?. Arrc

753.

Henry Stebbins, son of (129).
Anna {Jones), wife of (745).
Ivory Witt.
Wife of (747).

Samuel H. Preston. )

Wife of (749). J

They removed their church relation
to the church in Otisco, New York, in
1824.

Benjamin Phelps, son of Simeon
Phelps, and grand-son of (36). He
died, December

Jonathan Bardwell, son of Capt.
Jonathan Bardwell and his wife Vio-
let (68). He died

His first wife Anna, died 1803,
aged 41.

1820

68

1828

754.
755.

756.

757.
758.

Caleb Clark, son of (154). He died ;1S20

1846

Abel Fuller. He died

Samuel Smith, son of James Smith
and Susanna his wife (280).

Daniel Hannum, son of (33). He
died

; i

Susanna Blodget, daughter of (384). j
! She married Horace Stacy in 1824.
It-he died J1841

77
76

60

83

1812 80

36

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 179

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

759. Harriet Walker, daughter of (427). j
She married (1116), son of (635) in
1824. She died

760.

Diana Surge, removed to a church
in Hartford, in 1824.

1842 40

761. Susan Buxton, daughter of William
I Buxton, married Noble B. Hannum.
I She was sister of (429).

762. | Wealthy Root, daughter of (351).
j She married Josiah Witt, son of (747),

in 1819. She died

Rebeckah P. Taylor.

Sophia Smith, daughter of (756).
She married Nathaniel F. Dunton, son
of (582), in 1824, and removed her
church relation, with her husband
(622), to Smyrna, New York.

765. Eleanor Billings, daughter of Ben-
jamin Billings and his wife Sarah
(275).

56. Joseph H. Dwight, son of (636), and
grand-son of (197). He died

767. James Nichols, son of (344).

38. Horace Barnaly, son of (348).

39. Solomon Lincoln, son of (378).

770. Selden Borden.

771. Joel Davis.

1850

1849

5]

43

180

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OE THE

Numbers.

772.

773.

774.

776.

777.
778.
779.

780.

Names.

John Hyde, son of John Hyde, re-
moved to the State of New York in
1825. He died about

Lewis Sabin, son of (590), a grad-
uate from the College at Amherst, in
1831. He studied Theology, and is
settled in the ministry in Templeton,

Worcester County, Mass.

EJeazer Owen, Jr., son of Captain
Eleazer Owen, and brother of (651).
He removed his church relation to the
church at South Hadley Canal, in
1824, and died in Granby a few years
afterwards.

Daniel Marsh, son of Timothy P.
Marsh. Timothy P. Marsh died Oc-
tober 1829, aged 62.

David K. Angier, son of (359), re-
moved to Amherst in 1831, and died
there soon after.

Mahitibel (Keith), wife of Elisha
Billings.

Louisa, wife of Vespatian Randall,
removed.

Elizabeth (Allen), wife of Horatio
Rice, and daughter of Edmund Allen.
She died

Mar ilia (Francis), wife of James
H. Clapp, and daughter of Rev. John
Francis, formerly of Pittsiield, Mass.

Deaths.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 1S1

Humbcrs. Names.

781. Esther (Bridgman), wife of Park
Holland, and daughter of (187). Park,
was a brother of (395). He died June
12, 1832, aged 51.

Oramel Walker, son of (410), re-
moved to Enfield.

783. Silas W. Howe.

Charles W. Parker, son of Thad-
deus Parker, removed to the South
Church in Amherst, in 1825.

785. Joseph Davenport, ) „ ,
To^ w/ t /-or\ > Removed.

786. Wife of (/85). j

787. Sally Ramsdell, daughter of Joseph
Ramsdell. She married (790) ; a
second wife.

Wife of Reuben Blackmer.

Mary A. Thayer.

790. Col. Eliab Washburn, removed his
church relation to the chureh in Gran-
by, in 1823. He died, April

791. Charles Washburn, son of (790).
He died

Diana Morse, wife of (791), and
daughter of Daniel Morse.

793. Benjamin Billings, Jr., son of Ben-
jamin Billings and his wife Sarah
(275).

17

Deaths. h%%.

1838
1825

6&
30

182

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OE THE

■umbers. Names. Deaths. A«

793J. ! Fanny Ramsdell, wife of (793), and
daughter of Joseph Ramsdell ; sister
of (787).

794.

795.

796.

797.

798.

799.

800.
801.

Elijah Hannum, son of (33), and
brother of (757).

Wife of (794).

Hannah (Gales), wife of Dexter
Mellen, and daughter of Thomas A.
Gates and Margaret his wife (232).

Almira Toume, daughter of (353).
She married Rev. Erastus Benton, of
Tolland, (now in Norwich, Conn.)
in 1827. In 1823 she removed her
church relation from this church to
that in Granby.

Hadassa Howard, daughter of Silas
Howard. She married Nathaniel
Hanks, son of James Hanks, in 1819,
and removed to Enfield.

George B. Woods, a native of Now
Braintree, son of Asa "Woods, formerly
of that place, who died in Brookfield ;
was son of David Woods, formerly of
Marlboro' ; moved to New Braintree
early in life, and died there.

Asahel Dwight.

Charles Dunbar, son of Robert Dun-
bar and Betsey his wife (388). He
died

1832

73

1842

63

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IX BELCHERTOWN. 183

lumbers. Names. Deaths. Ag»

802. Delia (Cowles), wife of Ezra Wood,
and daughter of (191). Removed by
i letter to the church in Bolton, Conn.,
in 1822.

803. Timothy Dimick. 1825

804. Edward Morris, brother of Hon.
: Oliver B. Morris, of Springfield. He

was from Wilbraham to this place.
| Drowned

805. Mercy (Flint), wife of (804), and
| sister of the late Rufus Flint, Esq., of

Monson. After the death of her hus-
band in 1824, she returned to Monson,
and died there in a few years.

806. Chester Gray, removed to Hadley.

807. Widow of Aaron Davis.

808. Samuel Dunton, son of (582), re-
moved to the church in Amherst Col-
lege, in 1825.

809. Widow Elizabeth Willson.

810. Wife of (751), died

811. Permelia Cook.

812. Laura Chopin, daughter of second
wife of (223.) She was Widow Cha-
pin when she married (223). Laura

, died years since.

85

40

73

184

HISTORICAL SKETCHES Of THE

Numbers.

813.

814.
815.

816.

817.

818.
819.
820.
821.

822.
822J.
823.
824.
825.

826.

Names. Deaths. Age.

Adelia Slowington, removed her
church relation to a church in Provi-
idence, H. I., in 1832.

Isaac Willis. } Brothers. Jacob re-
Jacob Willis. ) moved.

Sally Warner, daughter of (235).
She married Lucius F. Newton, of
Monson, in 1826, and removed. She
died 1828 24

Laura Abbey, daughter of Mason

Abbey, married Zenas Warner, of Do-
ver, Vt., in 1827, and removed.

Hannah Bake man.

Dorcas Freeman.

Jeremiah Gray.

(Pceso), wife of ] larvey

Hawes, and daughter of John Peeso,
and sister of (454).

Wife of John Freeman.

A. Whitman, removed.

Rebeckah, wife of Aaron Davis.

Semantha Cowles, daughter of (191).

Isaac Phelps, removed his church
relation to New York, in 1823.

ard.

Ransom Howard, son of Silas How-

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BEECHEETOWN. 185
Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age

From other Churches.

27. Electa (Moody), wife of (634), and
daughter of Ebenezer Moody, formerly
of South Hadley ; from the church at
South Hadley, Rev. Joel Hayes,
pastor.

Martin Woods, son of (585), from
the church in Whately, and again re-
moved there.

Electa, wife of (828).

White, wife of Reuben

White, and daughter of White,

formerly of Hadley ; sister of Jereb
White ; from the church in South
Hadley.

830. Lucy (Merrick), wife of George For-
| ward, and daughter of Samuel F. Mer-
| rick, Esq., of Wilbraham ; from the

church in Wilbraham to this ; the
grand-daughter of Rev. Noah Merrick,
the first settled minister of Wilbra-
ham.

831. Stephen Chandler, )

832. i Lydia his wife. J

They were from the church in Troy,
I Rev. Jonas Coe, pastor. Removed to
i a church in Northampton, in 1829.

833. | Sally Nichols, from church in Troy.

17*

186

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OE THE

Numbers

Names.

Deaths. Age

Samuel Knight, )
Mehitibel his wife. )
From the church in South Hadley,
Rev. J. Hayes, pastor.

Nancy (Forbes), wife of (462), from
the first church in Brookfield, Rev.
Eliakim Phelps, pastor. She died

Amos C. Morse, )

Wife of (837). ^

From the church in Paxton to this
church, and were united to the Colony
church formed at Northampton, in
1831, and removed to Illinois.

Benjamin E. White, from the church
in Chester to this church, and remov-
ed to the church in Granby, in 1831. I

Margaret, wife of Jeremiah Gray,
from the church in Greenwich, again i
removed.

Elizabeth ( Thompson), wife of Sol-
omon Shumway (730), from the church
in Brimfield.

1820.

From other Churches.

Olive Hyde, wife of Clark Albro, from
the church in Monson, Rev. Alfred
Ely, D. D., pastor.

Betsey {Cornwall), second wife of
(723), from the church in Granville,
Rev. Joel Baker, pastor.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN EEICHERTOWN,

Numbers.

846.

847.
848.

849.
850.
851.
852.

854.

855.

Namfis. Deaths.

1821.

From other Churches.

Samuel Clark, son of Samuel Clark,
and grand-son of (154), from the
church in Pelham.

Wife of (846), from the church in
Pelham, with her husband.

Josiah Moody, father of (634), from
the church in South Hadley, llev. Joel
Hayes, pastor. He died 1828

Sarah (Clark), his wife, mother of!
(634).

Capt. Ephraim Scott, from the
church in Ware. 1841

i

Wife of (850), died soon after her j

husband.

Harriet Eveleth, wife of Frederick
Kilncr, from the church in Enfield,
and in 1830, removed with her hus-
band (916), to the church in Barre.

Ann, wife of Eliphas Reed, from the
Baptist church in Leyden, and remov-
ed to the church in Enfield in 1824.

1822.

From other Churches.

Stephen Andrews, from the church
in Pelham, and again removed from

187

Age.

80

83

188

Numbers.

856.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names. Deaths

this place, in 1827. His wife Bridget
died here in 1826, aged 63.

Lydia, (Ely), second wife of (724),
from the church in Wilbraham, Rev.
Ebenezer Brown, pastor.

182;

Age.

857.

859,

860.
861.

862.

Sybil (Billings), wife of David
Bartlett. She died

Sophia Bridgman, daughter of (550),
married George Filer, son of Guidon
Filer and Hannah his wife (380), in
! 1821 and removed to Albany, to the
first Presbyterian church ; returned
back to this place in 1832.

From other Churches.

Aurelia, wife of (459 J), from the
< chinch in Wcsthampton, Rev. Enoch
: Hale, pastor.

1824.

Patty (Hannum), wife of Timothy
Works, and daughter of (757).

Sally Tug alls.

From other Churches.

John C. Marsh, from the church in
Montague, Rev. A. Gates, pastor ; re-
moved to the church in Leverett, in
1826, from this church.

1843

66

CONGREGATIONAL CHUECH i:\ BELCHERTOWN

189

lumbers. Names Deaths. Age.

863. ! John Spooner, chosen deacon in
1829 ; from the church in Heath, Rev.
M. Miller, pastor, and removed from
this to the church in Ludlow, Factory
Village, in 1846.

1825.
From other Churches.

864. i Ebenezer Barbour, from the church
! in Ludlow, Rev. E. B. Wright, pastor.

Theoda, wife of (864), from the
same church. She died

After the death of his wife, he re
moved back to Ludlow.

Submit {Widow Robinson), second
Wife of Nathan Shumway, from the
church in Williamsburgn, Rev. H.
Lord, Pastor. Her husband, Nathan j
Shumway, was suddenly killed by
falling on a mill wheel in rapid mo-
tion, in February, 1827, aged 52.
After his death his widow removed to

66

Ware Village in 1836. Nathan Shum-
way was son of Nathan Shumway,
who died in this town, December 30,
1818, aged 88.

Sally (Burden), widow of Josiah
Kcntfield, from the church in Enfield.

Nancy Forward, dau:
Forward, Esq. (731 j.

.liter of Justus

868.

Caroline Forward, daughter of

1835

(731). These sisters died within three 1835
days of each other, in March, 1835.

32
30

190

Jfumber?.

870.

871.
872.
873.
874.

875.

876.

877.
878.
879.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names. Deaths.

1826.

Solomon B. Howard, son of (691 J),
removed to Oakfield, Illinois, in 1848.
His wife was a member of the church,
and removed with him.

Luther Cowles.

Dexter Chase, son of (432).

Wife of James Wentworth.

Mary (Strong), wife of Henry A.
Bridgman (460), daughter of (314).

Louisa Kelfogg, died in South Had- 1
ley, in

Anna Nichols,, daughter of 344).
She married Daniel Giddings, of Nor-
wich, in 1827, and removed there.

Patty Phelps, daughter of (72G),
married Alfred W. Hill.

Israel Towne, chosen deacon in
1829, son of (241 ). See Appendix E.

Anson Moody, deacon, physician,
son of Capt. Daniel Moody, formerly
of South Hadley ; a graduate of Yale
College in 1814; studied medicine
and entered upon the practice, and
had a successful practice in this town ;
removed to Ware Village in 1829;
removed from there to Connecticut,

CONGREGATIONAL CHUECH IX BELCHEETOWN. 191

Humbers. Names.

and is now in practice in the city of
New Haven. He was chosen deacon
of this church in 1829.

Clarissa (Collins), wife of (879),
and daughter of Ebenezer Collins, for-
merly of South Haclley.

881. i Maria (Filer) wife of (666), and
daughter of Gurdon Filer and Hannah
his wife (380).

Deaths. Age

882.

883.

884.

885.

886.

887.

Delia (Kelly), wife of (909).

Mary Ann Graves, daughter of
(459), married George Holland, son
of (395), in 1828, and removed to Ni-
agara, State of New York.

Penelope D. Graves, daughter of
(459), married Ashley Holland, son of
(395), and removed with her sister
(883), to Niagara, in 1828. (See
1040). Moved away, and moved back,
and again went away.

Esther Bliss, daughter of Timothy
Bliss and wife (713). She married
Almond Fisk, and removed from this
place to Shutesbury, in 1849.

Harriet Parker, daughter, of Thad-
deus Parker, and sister of (784). She
married Mr. Whiting of Plainfield,
and removed there.

Louisa Dunbar, daughter of Azel
Dunbar, and grand-daughter of Rob-
ert Dunbar and wife (388). She died

1833 23

192

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. A?c.

888. f Lucre! ia Abbey, daughter of Mason |
Abbey. She married Eli Barrows of
■ Brinmeld, in 1833, and removed there.

889.

(

Lvcrefia
550). Sh(

Bridgman,

died

dan ''liter of

890. Julia Ann Stebbins, daughter of (724).

She married lie v. David Pen-}-, of Mol-
lis, New Hampshire, in 1S37, and re-
moved her church relation to that

church.

891. Elizabeth Millard, daughter of Eli
Millard and Elizabeth his wife (-102).
She married Unci Thompson, of Fair;

Haven. Conn., in 1837, and removed!
there.

From other Churches.

892. ■ Eli ska Woods, from the church in

East Hampton, Rev. Payson Willis-

; ton, pastor. He united with the
church formed at Northampton in
1831, to remove as a colony to Illinois.

893.

894.

895.

Wife of (892), from the church in
Easthampton, removed with him.

Wife of Cotton Smith, from the first
church in Amherst, the daughter of
Samuel Smith of Amherst. She soon
returned to that place.

Widow Ephraim Marsh, from the
church in Montague, and removed to
the first church in Hadley, by letter,
in 1827.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 193
Numbers. Names. Deaths. Ag».

896.

897.
898.

899.
900.

901.

902.

903.
904.

905.

1827.

Stephen Dunbar, removed to the
north church in Amherst, in 1831.

James Whitman, Jr., son of (434).

Polly (Pearl), wife of (727), and
sister of (649) and (372).

Lucy, wife of George Nye.

Emily S. Moore, daughter of Wil-
liam N. Moore. She married Joab
N. Squier, in 1827.

Dolly W. Sttbbins, daughter of
(724), married Luther Holland, Jr.,
son of (395), in 1835.

Mary Fairbanks, daughter of (637),
married William Reed, son of (274),
in 1828. She died

He married again. See (932).

Minerva Randall, daughter of (369).

Caroline DaugJierty, daughter of
of (509). She married Rev. William
M. Richards, settled in the ministry
for a few years at Bloody Brook,
(Deerfield).

Minerva Coicles, daughter of (272),
married Daniel Marsh, son of Timothy
P. Marsh, in 1833.

18

1835

27

194

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

906.

907.
908.

909.
910.
911.

912.
914.

915.

916.

917.

1845

36

Names. Deaths. Ag»-

Laura Sabin, daughter of (590),
married (1022) in 1829.

Rhoda Root, daughter of (351).
She died

Lydia Wliitman, daughter of (434),
married Amos L. Mason of Palmer, in
1837.

Alanson Stacy, son of (292).

Elijah Brown, removed.

Elijah Whitney, removed to the
Baptist church in Belchertown, in
1828.

George Holland, son of (395).

Emily Dwight, daughter of Samuel
Dwight, married Horatio Brown of
Heath, in 1837; now (1851) resides
in Hatfield.

Melintha Leach, daughter of Peter
Leach. She married Henry Canter-
bury, and removed to Ware.

Frederick Kilner, removed in 1830
to the church in Barre, with his wife
(852).

Sophronia Bar dwell, daughter of
Jonathan Bardwell, and grand-daugh-
ter of Capt. Jonathan Bardwell and
Violet his wife, removed.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 195
Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

From other Churches.

Phebe (Chapin), wife of (863), from
the church in Heath, and removed
with her husband (863), to Ludlow
Factory Village, in 1847.

Maria (Flint), wife of Rev. Lyman
Coleman, and daughter of Rufus Flint,
Esq., of Monson, from the church in
Monson, Rev. Alfred Ely, D. D.,
pastor.

Salome ( Thayer), wife of Zebulon
Dodge, from the second church in Am-
herst, Rev. Nathan Perkins, pastor,
removed to the state of New York.

Mary (Slices), wife of (1284), from
the church in Ludlow, Rev. E. B.
Wright, pastor. (1284), son of (256).

Wife of David Ruggles, from the
church in Enfield, Rev. Joshua Crosby,
pastor.

Martha Hamilton, mother of (836),
from the church in Brookfield, R,ev.
Micah Stone, pastor. She is the
widow of Joseph Hamilton, formerly
of Brookfield.

Mary (SteUins), wife of (1121J),
from the church in Granby.

George Nye, from the church in
Roxbury, New Hampshire.

196

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names. Deathi

Abigail [Phelps), third wife of Hor-
ace Gates. Mr. Gates died in 1840.
In 1847, she married (590). She was
from the church in Hebron, Conn.,
Rev. L. Strong, pastor.

Mary Ann Bugbec, from the church
in Granby, Rev. C. Chapin, pastor.

1828.

Mary {Kendall), wife of Nchemiah
Smith. She was from Ludlow, and
was daughter of Paiel Kendall, deceas-
ed, formerly of Ludlow.

Angeline (Dougherty), wife of Sam-
uel Brown, and daughter of ("
She married Samuel Brown, in 1826,
and removed to the church at Ware
Village.

Age.

Nelson Holland, son of (395). He
died

William Reed, son of (274), (See
1098), second wife. They removed to
Crystal Lake, Illinois, in 1846.

From other Churches.

Ansel Howard, from the church in
Bridgwater, Rev. Mr. Sanford, pastor.
He removed to Perrington, New York,
in 1839.

Hulda (Allen), wife of (933).
died

She

1829

1832

25

45

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 197

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

935. Ansel A. Howard, son of (933), re-
moved with his father to Perrington,
in 1839.

Harriet A. Hoivard, daughter of
(933), married Francis Dunbar, son of
(801), and removed to Perrington,
New York, in 1837, with her husband.

Samuel Brown, from the church in
Ware Village, Rev. P. Cook, pastor.

Calvin A. Warren, from the church
in Hebron, State of New York, a prin-
ter by trade ; left here in 1829.

Caleb Walker, from the church in
Westford, Conn.

Mariam Powers, from the church
in Westboro', Rev. Mr. Rockwood,
pastor. Removed soon from here.

1829.

Lemira Ann Cliapin, sister of (918),
married David S. Ames, son of (718),
in 1837.

Almira Ward, daughter of Ezra
Ward and Delia his wife (802).

Joseph Powers, removed his church
relation to Enfield, in 1831, by letter,
and his wife (945) also, and removed
their residence to that place.

18*

198 HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

From other Churches.

Sophronia (Tarlel), first wife of
(655), from the church in Brimfleld.
She died.

Nancy, wife of (943), from the
church in Sturbridge. Removed with
her husband to Enfield, in 1831.

Elijah Cliapin, from the church in
Granby, Rev. C. Chapin, pastor.

Kersiah Towne. See (353) and
(354).

Joseph Towne, son of (353), from
the church in Granby.

Lucy, second wife of (530), from
the church in Northampton, Rev. S.
Williams, pastor, and removed with
her husband to Granby, in 1832.

1830.

Sarah Dwight,

daughter of (455),
married Dr. John Taylor, of New York,
in 1831, and removed there. She died
within a few years, in Michigan, Avhere
she and her husband had removed.

Salome T. Dodge, daughter of Zeb-
ulon Dodge and Salome his wife
(920). She married Eliphalet Strong,
of Stafford, Conn., in 1830, and re-
moved to that place.

1833

CONGREGATIONAL CHUECH IN BELCHERTOWX. 199

Numbers.

952.

953.

954.

955.

956.
957.

958.

959.
960.
961.

962.
963.
964.

Names. Deaths. Age.

Daniel Broien, removed to Illinois
with the colony church formed at
Northampton in 1831, united with
that church, and went with it.

Alfred R. Winter, son of Alpheus
Winter.

Lyman Walker, son of (317).

Newel Upham, son of Roger F. Up-
ham.

Jesse Randall, son of (369).

Jotliam Randall, Jr., son of (3G9),
removed by letter to the church in
Spencer, in 1842.

Fhineas C. Walker, son of (412).
He died. 1834 i

Aaron Walker, Jr., son of (412).

Atlierton Ralph Owen, son of (651).

Elvira Owen, daughter of (651).
She married Henry A. Dwight, son of
Charles Dwight, deceased, and grand-
son of (197), in 1833.

Frances Owen, daughter of (651).
She died 1833 ]

Electa Winter, daughter of Alpheus
Winter, died

Harriet Millard, daughter of Eli
Millard.

200

11 is CORK Al. skin 11 In OF THE

Death*. Ag«.

Lydia M. Keith, daughter of Jona-
than Keith. She married Edwin Ad-
ams, of Crass- Lake. Michigan, in L839,
and removed there.

Ann /:. Bartlctt, daughter of (601).
She died

Louisa Bartlett, daughter of (601).
She married Jonathan W. Beers of
Ware, in 1889, and removed there.

Cyrus S. Bartlett, son of (601),

J cob Fi» lei/, married Clarissa How-
ard, daughter of (691^ . 'See 681),
firs! wife of (969), She died in L838,
tie again married her Bister (1170):
she died in 1841. He again married
(1149).

Sherman Sub in. son of (590).

Theodosia Howard, daughter of An-
drew Howard, She married Mr, Bos-
worth oi' Westfield, about 1835, and

ivmo\ ed there.

l^roin other Churches.

Philetus TF. Burnett, son of (573),
from the Green Street church, Boston,
Rev, William Jenks, 1). 1).. pastor.

Abigail (Burr), wife of (972), and
daughter of Ansel Burr of Ludlow.

They were dismissed and removed
their church relation to the church inj
Palmer, in 1841.

CONGEEGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHEBTOWN. 201

Numbers.

974.

975.

976.
G77.

978.
979.

980.

881.
982.

Names. Deaths. Age.

Solomon Marsh, from the church in
Montague, and removed to the church

in Ludlow, (Jenksville), in May, 1847.

1831.

Hervey Hawes, son of John If
and brother of (453), removed with
his wife (821), to the church in En-
field, in 1833.

Roderick Dorman, son of Daniel
Dorman.

Orrich Willis, physician, son of
814, removed to Hardwick, procured a

change in his name to William H. Wil-
lis ; now (1851) a practising physician
in South Reading.

Anderson Wright.

Henry Stebbins, Jr., son of (745).
He died

5. Streeter.

David Rollins.

Lucy M. Doolitllc, daughter of
(647), by his first wife (555). She
married (992) in 1804: a second wife.

983. Lucy Stellins, daughter of (430),
married (1100), son of (590), in 1837.

984. Caroline Stebbins,

430).

daughter of

1837

19

202

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

Names.

Deaths. Age.

Emily Stcbbins, daughter of (430),
married (968), son of (601).

Lavinia Stcbbins, daughter of (745),
married C. M. Kendall of Palmer, in
1849, and removed there.

Harriet Stcbbins, daughter of (724).
She married Rev. Ervin Carpenter, of
Littleton, New Hampshire, in 1846,
and removed her church relation there.

Ann E. Bridgman, daughter of
(550), married John S. Gould, of Al-
bany, in 1838, and removed there.
She died

Nancy Bridgman, daughter of (723).

Eliza Kenneday, daughter of (720),
removed her church relation to Os-
wego, Illinois, in 1848.

1831.

Almira Walker, daughter of (317),
married Salem Towne of Granville,
New York, in 1845, and removed her
church relation there.

Horatio Thomson, physician, son of
Dr. Gurdon Thomson, formerly of
Tolland, Conn.

Cordelia (Chapman,) first wife of
(992), and daughter of Col. Eliakim
Chapman, formerly of Tolland, Conn.
She died

1840

24

1833

29

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN EELCHERTOWN. 203

Numbers.

995.

996.

998.

1000.

1001.

Names. Deaths. Age.

Joseph Bridgman, Jr., son of Jo-
seph Bridgman, Esq., and grand-son
of (200), removed to Iowa.

_ George Hawes, son of (453). He
died

Susan (Holland), wife of (799), and
daughter of Jonas Holland and Susan
his wife (305).

Nancy Owen, daughter of Capt.
Eleazer Owen.

Mary Bridgman, daughter of (723),
married Samuel Kingsley, of West-
hampton, in 1832, and removed there.

1835

1002. Caroline Holland, daughter of Park
Holland and Esther his wife (781).
She married (1030), son of (511), in
1842.

1003.

1004.
1005.

1006.

Mary Holland, daughter of Park
Holland and Esther his wife (781).
She married Mr. Fenn, of Lacon, Illi-
nois, in 1848, and removed her church
relation there.

Nancy Hawes, daughter of (453),
married Franklin Dickinson, in 1832.

MaryM. Gilbert, daughter of (558),
married (954), October 16, 1839. She
died October 31,

Horace Stacy, son of Moses Stacy
and wife (703).

21

1846

28

204

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names.

1007. Francis Dunbar, son of (801), re-
moved his church relation to Perring-
ton, State of New York, in 1837.

1008. Philander Marsh, removed to Mon-
tague.

Elijah Pratt, son of Capt. David
Pratt, who died in this town in 1806,
aged G6.

1010. Eldad Parsons Dwight, son of
(455), removed to Mississippi.

Widow Esther Marsh, widow of
Timothy P. Marsh.

1012. Ann Livermore.

Catherine Bugbee, daughter of (482),
married Obed Newton, of Hadley, in
183G, a second wife; his first wife
(02 7). She died in 183.5, aged 3 I.

Elizabeth Root, daughter of (351),
married James M. Alden of Green-
wich, in 1834, and removed there.

Elizabeth Strong, daughter of (464),
married Henry Shepherd of North-
ampton, son of Thomas Shepherd,
Esq., and removed there. She died

1016. Harriet Cowles, daughter of (341).

Eliza Dwight, daughter of (515),
married Elihu Pvoot, Jr. son of (511),
in 1841. Her husband, Elihu Hoot,
Jr., died in 1844, aged 34.

Deaths. Age

1847

30

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHEETOWN. 205

Number?.

1018.

Names.

Deaths. Age.

1019.

1020.

1021.

1022.

1023.

1024.

Mary Dwight, daughter of (515),
married Henry Mellen, in 1837. She
died

Mary R. D wight, daughter of (636),
married Edwin P. Tucker, in 1835.

From other Churches.

Asenath (Smith), wife of David
Lewis, from the church in Palmer,
Rev. T. H. Ware, pastor. They soon
removed to the State of Illinois.

Second Wife of Ebenezer Barber,
from the church in Monson.

Ephraim Montague, from the church
in Hadley, Rev. John Brown, D. D.,
| pastor ; son of Jedediah Montague,
\ formerly of Hadley, and died there
August 19, 1824, aged 58. Jedediah
! Montague was a lineal descendant of
; Richard Montague, who came from
| England to this country in 1640. His
; son John had a son John, who had a
son by the same name, who was the
father of Jedediah. All of the name
of Montague in New England are sup-
posed to be descendants of Richard as
their common ancestor. This family
early settled in Hadley, and were
among the first settlers of the place.

Laura (Sabin), wife of (1022), and
daughter of (590).

Louisa (Toione), wife of Humphrey
T. Filer, and daughter of (353).
19

1847

32

206

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OE THE

Numbers.

1025.

1026.
1027.

1027J.

1028.
1028J.

1029.

1030.
1031.

1032.
1033.

Names.

Joab Bartlett, from the church in
Enfield, Rev. S. G. Clapp, pastor.

Charlotte, wife of (1025) from the
church in Enfield.

Warren A. Reed, from the church
in Chester ; resided here till 1842;
removed his church relation that year,
to the Edwards church in Northamp-
ton, and resided there till his death,
September,

Louisa (Lyman), his wife, daughter
of Col. Timothy Lyman of Chester.
She removed with her husband.

1832.

Eddy Shumw ay, son of (174). He
died

Betsey (Russell), wife of (1028),
and daughter of Jonathan Russell, for-
merly of Enfield.

Sylvia Chapin, sister of (918), from
Heath.

Harrison Root, son of (511).

Festus Moody, son of (634). He
died

John Davis.

Eliza Tucker, daughter of Jonathan
Tucker. She married Ezra Cary of
Enfield, and removed there.

Deaths. Age.

1845

1850

1832

37

65

24

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 207

jers. Names. Deaths. Age

Warcham C. Gilbert, son of (558).

From other Churches.

Ara Wright, from the church, in
Ludlow, Rev. E. B. Wright, pastor.
Ara was brother of (446J), and son of
Cyprian Wright, formerly of Ludlow.

Wife of (1035), from the church in
Ludlow, removed with her husband to
Chicopee.

Hannah (Gay), first wife of (656),
from the church in Dedham, Rev. Dr.
Burgess, pastor. She died

1833.

1849

Sarah Bridgman, daughter of Jo-
seph Bridgman, Esq., and grand-
daughter of (200). She married Mr.
Dixon of Delaware, and removed to
that State.

From other Churches.

Naomi T. (Toivne), wife of Silas
Howard, and daughter of (353), from
the church in Granby.

Penelope D. (Graves), wife of
(884J), and daughter of (459), from
the church at Niagara, New York;
they removed back there soon. She
died there about

Louisa, wife of William Atwood,
from the church in Palmer ; remained

42

1838

30

208

Numbers.

1042.
1043.

1044.

1045.

1046.
1047.

1048.

1049.

1050,
1051.

1052.

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Nmcs. Deaths. Age.

here but a short time ; moved from
here, and died soon after.

Cynthia Nichols, wife of (7G7).

Margaret M. Blodget, daughter of
(384). ^

Man/ Hannum, dag titer of (757),
married Ward Woodbury* in 1844; a
second wife. He married Amanda
Hannum, daughter of (757), for his
first wife. She died in 18 13,

A dalinc Hannum, daughter of ( 757).
She di

Polly, wife of Theodore Bridgman,

1843

Jr.

Eliza (Clark), wife of Joseph Kel-
and daughter of Eleazer Clark,
who died in this town in 1808,
aged 45.

Mary C. Root, daughter of (851),
married Thorn M ball, in 1845.

She died

Oshra Walker, son of (412 .remov-
ed to the church in Northampton, in
1M_\

Anna Sabin.

'i ( Wright , first wife of Arte-
mas Owen. She died in February,

1850

33

45

Wilmoth Phillips.

Numbers.

1053.
1054.
1055.

1056.
1057.

1058.

1059.

1060.

1061.

1062.

1063.

1063J.

1063J.

1064.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN.

Names. Deaths.

209

Age.

Mary Ann (Kihier), wife of (1052).

Chester Randall, son of (369).

Jefferson Leach, son of Peter Leach,
who died in 1851.

Luther Holland, Jr., son of (395).

Sarah S. Ames, daughter of (718).

Martha Ann Walker, daughter of
(410). She died

Philura C. Walker, daughter of
(317), married (1034), October, 1840.

1834.

Lydia Gray, daughter of Jeremiah
Gray, married Jabez Preston of Gran-
by, and removed there.

Elizabeth (Goodale), wife of (521),
and daughter of Moses Goodale.

Betsey Howe, sister of (431), re-
moved.

Emily A. Phelps, daughter of (462),
married Cordial Crane, in 1842.

Stiles Hannum, son of (549 J).

Wife of Stiles Hannum. She died

Betsey L. Marshall, daughter of

19*

1840

1847

21

58

210

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

(485). She married Albert C. Nash,
of Canton.

1065.

106G.

1066J.

10G7.

1068.

1069.

1070.

Julia Lucre tia Towne, daughter of
(878), married (1091), son of (727),
in 1844.

John G. Walker, son of (412), re-
moved in 1843.

Clarissa Blurse, daughter of Daniel
Morse.

1835.

Sarah ( Bigelow), wife of Rev. Ja-

rcd lleid, daughter of Bigelow,

Esq., of Colchester, Conn. She died
at Tiverton, Rhode Island, where she
and her husband were residing, on the
11 th of February,

She came recommended to this
church from the church in Reading,
where Mr. Reid had been settled in
the ministry before he came to this
place. (See notice of her historical
sketch, page 44).

Maria Gillctt, daughter of Harvey
Gillett.

Luke Leach, son of Peter Leach. He
removed from here to Wendell, and
united with the church there.

Mary Walker, daughter of (427),
married Stephen J. Miller of Ludlow,
and removed there, in 1844.

CONGREGATIONAL CHTJRCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 211

ers. Names. Deaths. Age

Esther Marsh, daughter of Timo-
thy P. Marsh, married Samuel F.
Ames, son of (718), in 1836.

Amanda Hannum, daughter of (757),
first wife of Ward Woodbury of Am-
herst; married in 1840. She died

(See 1044).

Mary [Barrows), second wife of
Elisha Abbey, from Brimfield.

Henry P. Allen, son of (633).

Henry J. Walker, son of (474), re-
moved to the church in Ashfield, in
1848.

Edward Marshall, son of (485).

Elon Walker, son of (412).

David Lewis, son of Jesse Lewis of
Ware. He resided here several years.
Removed to Illinois in 1837.

Abigail A. Sabin, daughter of (590),
married Dr. Willis. (See 977).

Joan M. Allen, daughter of (633),
married Festus Currier, and removed.

Cornelia
(976).

Dorman, daughter of

Betsey M. Doolittle, daughter of
(647), by his first wife (555). She
married John Stacy, in 1838, a gradu-
ate of Yale College, son of (475).

212

Numbers.

1081.
1082.

1083.

1084.
1085.

1086.

1087.

1088.

1089.

HISTOKICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Names. Deaths. Age.

1835.

Harriet Gilhlt, daughter of Harvey
Gillett, removed.

Emeline Walker, daughter of (410),
married Theodore Chapman, of Hano-
ver, N. H., in 1835, and removed
there.

Malissa Towne, daughter of (353),
married Hansom Howard, son of Silas
Howard.

Armina Coicles, daughter of (430).

Hiram Gilbert, from the church in

"Ware, and soon removed.

Grace Stehbins, daughter of (745),
married Albert Moody of Granhy, in
1849. Albert is son of Quartus
Moody and wife Mary ; she was the
daughter of (-41).

Laura B. Stelbins, daughter of
(745).

Harriet M. Ames, daughter of (718),
married Francis Taylor of Granby, in
1843, and removed to the church in
Springfield, under the care of Rev.
Mr. Porter, in 1843.

George W. Gilbert, son of (558),
removed to the church at Plymouth
Hollow, Conn.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN.

Numbers.

1090,

1091.
1092.
1093.

1094.

1095.

1096.
1097.
1098.

1099.
1100.
1101.

Names.

Daniel F. Phelps, son of (462), has
connected himself with the United
States Navy ; has gone from us.

Tertius Coivles, son of (727).

John R. Shumway, son of (1028).

Emory B. Foster, dismissed and re-
moved.

Mary {Ames), daughter of (718),
married Estes Marsh, son of Timothy
P. Marsh, in 1832, He removed to
Tennessee.

Susan Ames, daughter of (718). She
married Chas. W. Chapman, Esq., of N.
York, in 1838. He was son to A. Chap-
man, Esq., formerly of Southampton.

Benjamin F. Ames, son of (718).

Samuel F. Ames, son of (718).

Wife of William Reed, originally
from North Brookfield — from Amherst
here. She with her husband (932),
moved to Illinois, in 1845. William
Reed's first wife, Mary F., died Nov.,
1834, aged 27 ; his second wife, Erne-
line F., died April 1838, aged 20.

Sarah E. Walker, daughter of (473).

Lyman Sabin, son of (590),

John Bowdoin, son of William Bow-
doin, Esq., formerly of Ware.

Deaths.

213

Age.

214

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

1102.

1102J.

1103.

1104.
1105.
1106.

1108.

1110.
1111.

1112.

Names.

Ruth Warner, widow of Alonzo
Warner.

Elizabeth, wife of Elijah Han num.
This Elijah Hannum is son of (794).

1836.

Sarah Dorman, daughter of (976).
She died

1837.

From other Churches.

Mrs. Cowles, from the church in
Granby.

Catherine (Smith), wife of Thomas
M. Ferry, from the church in Granby.

Emily Holland, daughter of (395).
She married George Yining, Jr., of
Plainfield, and removed to New Bed-
ford, in 1845.

Wife of Andrew Howard, removed
to Oakfield, Illinois, with her son
(870).

Mary C. Holland, daughter of (395),
married (1092), in 1840.

Clarissa Stebbins, daughter of (430),
married Henry Mather of Sufficld, in
1851, and removed.

Mary Howe, daughter of (431), mar-

Deaths. Age.

1837

20

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 215

Numbers. Names. Deaths.

ried Mr. Wells of Hartford, in 1845,
and removed.

13. Mary Ann Thayer, daughter of Job
Thayer, married Ambrose Dorman, son
of (976).

1114. Eliza Burnett, daughter of (573).

Almira Randall, daughter of (1054),
married Philetus Kent.

Seth Walker, son of (635), removed
to Illinois in 1845.

17. Henry Howe, son of (431), removed
to New Haven, Conn., in 1847.

18. Charles Holland, son of Park Hol-
land and Esther his wife (781).

Ahner F. Toivne, son of (353).

Solomon H. Linnell. He died

21. Margaret B. Smith, daughter of
Giles Smith and Margaret his wife
(581).

11 21 J. Wright Bridgman, Jr., son of
(302).

1123. D wight B as com, son of Nathan Bas-
com and his wife (734). He died

Wife of George W. Kellogg. He
died in 1847, and she returned to Col-
chester, Conn.

ASe.

38

216

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers Names.

1125. James S. Ames, son of (718).

26. Malissa ( Woods), wife of Moses
Goodale, daughter of Jonathan Woods,
and sister of (533).

1127. Caroline Kent field, widow of Joel

Kentiiekl.

Dianthy Stebbins, sister of (924),

married Mr. Thatcher, of Lee, in 1845,
and removed there.

L 129. Clarissa Washburn, wife Henry
Bridgman, and dan -liter of v790).

1 1 29 J. Rox anna (Dunham), second wife of
I ). Her first husband was (431).

1839.

Mary G. (Bliss), second wife of
Obcd Smith ; her family name was
Gimn, from Montague.

31. Man/ (Raynolds), wife of Dara
Walker, from Hadlcy.

1132. J. Addison Joy

1133. His wife,
Came here by letter from New York

City ; soon removed to Amherst, and
from there removed back to New York.

34. Anna Reid, sister of Rev. Jared
Reid, removed.

1135. Elizabeth, wife of Josiah W. Priest,
from Erring. She died

Deaths. Ago

1847

CONGREGATIONAL CHUUCH IN BELCHEHTOWN. 217

Names. Deaths. Ag«.

Dorcas Montague, widow of Jede-
diah Montague, from the church in
Hadley. Her husband died in Had-
ley in 1824. She is the mother of
Deacon Ephraim Montague (1022).

Nancy (Bugbee), wife of Lyman
Rice, and daughter of (482). She
died

Louisa, wife of Josiah Walker, Jr.,
from the church in Palmer.

Aaron Davis, died soon after unit-
ing with the church.

Clarissa, widow of Whipple Bishop,
married Austin Billings.

Sarah Montague, daughter of (1136),
from the church in Hadley.

Mary (Hunt), second wife of (463),
from the church in Bridgwater, State
of New York.

Ruth A., wife of Luther Shaw, from
the church in Palmer.

Ebenezer W. Toume, son of (258).

Sophia (Haiukes), wife of (1144).
They were from the church in Enfield
to this church, and removed in 1842,
to the Presbyterian church, in Batavia,
Illinois.

Cloe (Hawkes), mother of (1145),
came and went with them.
20

1847

33

218

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

1147.

1148.
1149.

1150.
1151.
1152.
1153.

1154.

1155.

Names. Death?. Ag«

Jesse Williams, from the church in
East Douglass.

Eunice, wife of Jesse Williams,
from the same. She died

Esther Williams, daughter of
(1147), married (969), in 1813, third
wife, see (631).

Sarah D. Nichols, daughter of Ja-
cob Nichols.

Elizabeth H. (Reed), second -wife of
(C36).

Arabella, wife of Asher Towne,
and daughter of William N. .Moore.

Emily (White), second wife of
(739), and daughter of Reuben White,
married Simeon Pepper, Nov. 9, 182G.
Admitted to the Brainerd Church,
October 4, 1838, at her house, being
unable to go abroad. The church
voted her admission. She died Jan-
uary 6,

Asahcl Blodget, from the I. •'
church in Amherst to the Brainerd
church, and with that church became
a member of the united church, in
1841. He died, October,

Wife of (1154), came with her hus-
band. Died

1845

1840

1846

1845

49

68

CONGREGATIONAL CHUECH IN BELCHEKTOWN. 219

Numbers.

1156.
1157.

The following list of persons, from Numbers 1156 to
1213 inclusive, united with the Brainerd Church, by
profession or by letter from other Churches than the
First Church in Bclchertown, while the Brainerd
Church had a separate existence, betioeen August,
1834, and September 1841. Most of the members of
the Brainerd Church were from the First Church ;
their names are on that list. All the following list,
living among us at the time of the union of the two
churches, August 31, 1841, became members of the
united church.

Names. Deaths. Age.

Deacon Elijah Amidon, )
Wife of (1156). J

Deacon Amidon came from Hard-
wick to this place, in 1834. He was
a deacon in the church at Hardwick,
and after his removal here was chosen
a deacon in the Brainerd church, and
officiated in that church till the union
! two churches, in 1841, and then
in the united church till he resigned
his office in 1850.

Mercy Amidon, daughter of (1156),
married Luther W. Burt, of Long-
meadow, November 10, 1842, and
moved to that place and died soon
after.

Martha Amidon, daughter of (1156),
died in this town, of consumption, Ju-

iy.

John A. Amidon, son of (1156)
moved to Chicopee.

Ann Bridgman, daughter of (550).

Lemuel G. Bennett.

115!

1159.

1160.

1161.
1162,

1851

30

220

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

1163.
1164.
1165.

1167.

1168.

1169.

1170.

1171.

1172.

1173.

Names.

First wife of Levi Burt, died

Julia A. Bigelow.

Wife of John M. Bartlett, from the
church in Granby, moved away.

Charles W. Carter, son of Jacob
Carter.

Harriet Newell Chamberlin, daugh-
ter of William Chamberlin, died
September 1,

William Chamberlin was son of
Walter Chamberlin.

Frances Jane Clark, daughter of
Eneas Clark and Prudence his wife
(603). Frances Jane married Dwi lit

Graves, Esq., in 1837,

her church relation to Sunderland, in

1848.

Betsey B. Dwight, daughter of
(517) by his second wife (542). She
married Simeon R. Dwight, son of
(636), in 1840.

Susan Dwight, daughter of (517).
She died in South Hadley, of con-
sumption, in

Wife of Francis Dunbar, daughter
of (933), moved to Perrington, State
of New York, in 1839.

Wife of Charles Dunbar, from the
church in Perrington.

Deaths

1838

1843

1844

23

22

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHEKTOWN.
Numbers. Names. Deaths

1174. Clara Dwight, daughter of (515).

221

Age.

Ilr5.

1176.

1178.
1179.

Delia Dwight, daughter of (515),
married Estes Sanford, son of Ichabod
Sanford and wife (371), moved to
Worcester.

Sarah Lorane Dooliltle, daughter
of (647) and wife (648). Sarah Lo-
rane died of consumption, July 29,

David Fisk.

Irene (Howard,) second wife of
(969), died

She was daughter of Andrew How-
ard and wife, and sister of (631).

1180.! Second wife of John Filer, died in

April,

1181. Electa D. Gates, daughter of Hor- '

ace Gates by his second wife (599^).
Electa D., married Pliny H, White,
Esq., of Wardsboro', Vt., May 11,
1847, and removed there. They now
(1801) reside in Brattleboro', Vt. He
is in the practice of Law.

1182. I Wife of Nath'l D. Goodale, daugh-
ter of Asa Pease of Granby, and sister
of Deacon Asa Pease of Granby.

Charles H. Gilbert, son of (558),
removed to the church in Plymouth
Hollow, Conn., in April, 1843.

20*

1842

1841

1849

18

39

53

222

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers

1184

1185.

1188.

1190.

1191.
1192.

1193.

1194.
1196.

1197.

Names. Deaths. Age.

Lorenzo T. Howard, son of (933),
removed to Perrington, State of New
York.

Sally Kendall, second wife of (453),
from the church in Enfield. Her hus-
band (453) died in 1841. She re-
moved to Amherst in 1848.

Moseley J. Kendall, son of Ruel
Kendall, formerly of Ludlow.

Maria Kendrick, removed to the
church in Enfield, in April, 1842.

Heman E. Moody, son of (634).

Betsey G. Manly, married Mr.
Bates of Southampton, and removed
there in 1846.

Juliann P. Moore, daughter of Wm,
N. and Hannah Moore. Juliann died
September 12,

Mary Jane Maloy, died in August

Reed J. Owen, son of Leonard Owen,
deceased, and grand-son of Capt. Elea-
zer Owen.

Martha Ann ( Whittlesey), wife of
Rev. George A. Oviatt. She was
from New Haven, Conn. She was a
lineal descendant of Rev. Chauncey
Whittlesey, formerly of New Haven,
a graduate of Yale College in 1738.
She died April 6,

See sketch of her, page 50.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 223

Names. Deaths

Second wife of Artemas Owen. She
was Susan Wright, sister of (1051).
She was widow Scott when she mar-
ried A. Owen.

Ahnira Pepper, daughter of (739).

Charlotte Pepper, daughter of (739).
She married (1184), and removed to
Perrington, State of New York, in
1839.

Sally Preston.

Sophia Richardson, wife of Nathan-
iel Richardson, moved to Windsor,
Mass., in May, 1847.

Louisa Richardson, daughter of
Nathan Richardson and wife (1202),
removed with her parents.

Warren Reed, from the church in
Chester, died

Wife of (1204). She died in North-
ampton in 1844. (1204) and (1205)
were parents of (1027.)

Lucretia Shumway, daughter of
Elihu Shumway and wife. (641). Lu-
cretia married Thomas H. Moody and
moved to Bernarclston ; they now
(1851) reside in Granby.

Lydia Towne.

Lucy A. Wright, daughter of
(446J). She married Randal B.

Age.

59

224

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

Blazedell, Nov., 1841, and removed to
Newton, Mass.

1210.

1211.

1212.

1)1 01

1213.

1214.

1215.

1216.

1217.
1218.
1219.

Mary Washburn, daughter of ( 790),
died in May,

Martha L. Washburn, daughter of
Charles Washburn, deceased. Charles
was son of (790). Martha L., mar-
ried (1221), January 22, 1845.

Henry A. Wright, son of (446J).

Christiana {Hawes), wife of (1212),
'iter of (453), and wife of (454).

- Mrs. James Whitman, Jr., wife of

(897).

1842.

George T. Goodale, from the church

in Amherst.

Lemuel G. Lloyd, removed to the
church in Pittsfield, in 1851.

Lydia {Baggs), wife of (1231), and
daughter of Henry Baggs.

William G. Ruggles.

Alanson D. Pepper, son of (739).

Henry Storks.

1835

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHEETOWN.

Names. Deaths

Charles L. Washburn, son of Chas.
Washburn, deceased, and grand-son of
(790).

Jonathan R. Keith, son of Jonathan
Keith.

James S. Whitman, son of Marcus
Whitman, and grand-son of (434).

Delia {Chandler), wife of Calvin
Hitchcock, and daughter of Lemuel
Chandler, from the church in Brim-
field.

Eusebia H., wife of Jonas Melville,
from the church in Chicopee.

Susan H. (Barloiv), wife of G. W.
Aldrich, and daughter of Wyatt Bar-
low.

1843.

Clarissa A. (King), wife of Solo-
mon C. Shumway, and daughter of
Dr. Rufus King, late of Ware, de-
ceased.

Pamelia {King), third wife of (739),
and sister of (1226).

Mala Cowles, son of (272).

Hannah (Dorman), wife of (1228),
and sister of (976).

Elizabeth Bardwell.

225

Age.

226

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Age.

1231. Rufus S. Lincoln, son of (378).

1232. Amasa Towne, son of (878).

Christopher C. Simons.

34. Amos L. Mason, from the church in
Palmer.

Asahel H. Dorman, son of (976).

1236. Elizabeth Montague, daughter of
(1136).

1237. Sophia (Burnett), wife of George C.
Sanford, and daughter of (573.).

Bathsheba (Sanford), wife of (1243),
and daughter of Ichabod Sanford and
wife (371).

Jane A. (Moody), wife of Harvey
Montague.

1844.

Emily D. (Fuller), wife of A. L.
Gates. She was from the church in
Hebron, Conn. ; daughter of Erastus
Fuller. Esq., of Hebron.

1241. Mary, wife of George Chandler.
She was from the church in Brimfield.

12. Sarah A. (King), second wife of
(1191), from the church in Suffield,
Conn. ; daughter of Mr. Seth King, of
Suffield, Conn.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BEECHERTOWN. 227

Numbers. Names.

1845.

Addison Burnett, from the church
in South Hadley ; son of Arza Bur-
nett, of South Hadley ; his mother
was Polly Moody, daughter of Seth
Moody, formerly of South Hadley.

William Freeman.

Sophia A. [Cook), wife of Harrison
D. Dwight. She was from Hadley ;
daughter of David Cook.

Moses Ames, son of (718).

1846.

Pamelia, widow of Warren Smith,
from the church in Storrsville.

Allen M. Mather, from the church
in South Deerficld.

Alonzo C. Blodget, from the church
in South Hadley ; son of (1154).

Maria (Smith), wife of (1287), and
daughter of Sereno Smith, of Hadley.

Martha A. Clancy, wife of Rev.
John Clancy, from the church in
Charlton, N. Y., and removed back
there in 1849.

Clarissa (Sikes), wife of Arba
Cleveland, from the church in Chic-
opee.

Deaths. Ase.

228

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

1252.

1253.

1254.
1255.

1256.

1257.
1258.

1259.

1260.

1261.
1262.

1262J.

Names.

Achsah, wife of (1285), from the
church, in Palmer.

Bui. ah, wife of (1283), from the
church in Prescott.

Lor en S. Allen, )

Sarah (Mather), his wife, J
From the church in Whately.

1819.

Delia (Bwight), wife of Lyman L.
Smith. She was the daughter of
Henry Dwight, who died in this town
in 1841 ; he was son to 197.

Deaths. Ase

William L. Montague,

(1022).

son of

Mary J. Hannum, daughter of
(1063^). She married John Reynolds,
of Hadley, in 1851.

Julia A. Randall, daughter of
(1054).

Rosetta, wife of Caleb Walker, Jr.,
from the church in Stafford, Conn.

Jonathan B. Woods, son of (534).

Harriet N. (Robinson), wife of
(1261). She was from Plainfield.

Edwin Cowles, son of (1228), re-
moved to Prescott, in 1849.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 229
Humbers. Names. Deaths. Ag*.

1263.

1264.
1265.

1266.

1267.

1268.

1269.
1270.
1271.

1272.

1849.

Maria, wife ofRenselaer W. Walk-
er, from the church in Northampton.
He is son of (410).

Dorothy P., second wife of (1147),
from the church in Chicopee.

Harriet A. (Pope), wife of Rev.
Samuel Wolcott, from the church in
Longmeadow ; daughter of Jonathan
A. Pope, Esq., of Norwich, Conn.

1850.

Myron Lawrence, son of William
Lawrence, of Middlebury, Vt., and a
graduate of Middlebury College in
1820 ; a lawyer by profession.

Charles L. Warner, son of Alonzo
Warner, deceased, grand-son of Titus
Warner, and great-grand-son, of (180),
which see.

Phila A., wife of (1074).
son of (474).

Fanny M. Pratt,

He is

tunny M. fratt, \
Caroline Pratt, >
Mary S. Pratt, )

Mary

Daughters of Elihu Pratt, and sis-
ters of (1276).

Emily S. Toivne, daughter of (878).
She married Samuel D. Cowles, son
(727), Sept. 10, 1851.
21

230

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

1273.

1274.
1275.

1276.

1277.
1278.
1279.

1280.

1281.
1282.

1283.
1284.
1285.

Names. Deaths. Age

Sarah T. D. Lawrence, daughter of
(1266).

Sarah Walker, daughter of (474).

Sophia D. Lawrence, daughter of
(1266).

James H. Pratt, son of Elihu Pratt.
Elihu is the son of Capt. David Pratt,
who died in this town, Sept., 1806,
aged 66.

Edward P. Blodgett, son of (1249).

Mary E. Allen, daughter of (633).

Esther II. Allen, second wife of
(954), from the church in Heath.

Josiah Cowles, son of (272), died

See Appendix M.

Betsey Smith, wife of (1280).

Jerusha (D wight), wife of Lemuel
Randall. She was the daughter of Sam-
uel D wight, who was brother of (197).

Roswell Allen.

Orren Walker, son of (256).

Amos Shaw, son of Solomon Shaw,
formerly of Palmer.

1851

58

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 231

Numbers.

128C.

1287.
1288.

1289.

1290.
1291.

1292.
1293.

1294.

1295.

1296.
1297.

1298.

1850

34

Names. Deaths. Age.

Mary C. (Stebbins), wife of Jonas
Holland, and daughter of (724).
Jonas Holland is son of Jonas and Su-
sanna (305).

Francis Forward, son of (731).

Freeman Alden, son of Daniel Al-
den.

Harriet (Root), wife of (1288),
daughter of (511), and sister of [l030).
She died

Marcia (Jepson), wife of (1055).

Elizabeth, widow of Asahel Shum-
way.

Alfred II. Hill.

Ely W. Stebbins, son of (724) and
wife (,850).

Ardelia (Cnivles), wife of (1293),
and daughter of (1280).

Sophronia ( Thomson) wife of War-
ner Pratt.

Eliza, widow of James Howe.

Sarah J. (Shumivay), wife of Albert
A. Atwood, and daughter of Solomon
C. Shumway.

Thomas Alden, son of Daniel Alden.

232

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

1299.

1300.

1301.

1302.
1303.

1304.

1305.

1306.

1307.
1303.
1309.

1310.
1311.

1312.

Names. Deaths. Ag»

Juliann (Walker), wife of (1298),
and daughter of (427).

Caroline (Alden), daughter of Dan-
iel Alden.

Ahnzo D. Randall, son of Lemuel
Randall.

Sophia Haices, daughter of (468).

Julia A. M. Bartlelt, daughter of
(1025).

Kate E. Kellogg, daughter of Jo-
seph Kellogg and wife (1047).

Mary J. Shumicay, daughter of
(1028).

David B. Dwight, son of John
D wight.

Piatt T. Slaughter.

Charles L. Randall.

Russell S. TJnderwood, son of Rus-
sell Underwood and wife, Flavia S.,
(1356).

Juliett Slebbins, daughter of (745).

Eliza C. King, daughter of Paifus
King.

Cordelia S. Shumicay, daughter of
(1028).

Numbers.

1313.
1314.
1315.

1316.

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 233

. Age.

1317.
1318.

1319.
1320.
1321.

1322.
1323.
1324.
1325.

1326.
1327.

Names. Deaths,

Williams W. Co whs, son of (727).

Edward F. Toivne, son of (878).

Edson M. Walker, son of (1284).

Solomon Shumway, son of Solomon
C Shumway. Solomon C. was son of
Solomon Shumway, who died in this
town in April, 1819, aged 39. He
was son of (730).

Gilbert E. Walker, son of (1284).

William J. Holland, son of Jonas
Holland and wife (1286).

Chester Randall, Jr., son of (1054).

Emery P. Walker, son of (474).

Clara A. Dwight, daughter of Hen-
ry D wight, deceased, and grand-
daughter of v 197).

Sarah E. Toione, daughter of (878).

George M. Abbey, son of (656).

Eliza M. Woods, daughter of (534).

Mary J. Lincoln, daughter of Enos
Lincoln, Jr., and grand-daughter of
(378).

Mary E. Leach, daughter of (1055).

Juliette E. Walker, daughter of
(1284).

21*

234

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Numbers.

1328.

1329.

1330.

1331.
1332.

1333.

1334.
1335.

1336.
1337.
1338.
1339.
1340.

Names. Deaths. Age.

Harriet A. Alley, daughter of
(656).

Emeline Randall, daughter of
(1054).

Mary R. Walker, daughter of
(1284).

Edwin J. Nichols, son of (767).

D wight P. Clap]), son of James H.
Clapp, and his wife (780).

Plicbc (Parsons), second wife of
(656). She was from Northampton ;
daughter of Elisha Parsons, deceased.

Lucinda M., wife of Rufus King,
from the church in Ware.

Elisha Pratt, son of Capt. David
Pratt, formerly of this town. He
died here in 1800, aged 66.

Lyman Rice, son of Horatio Rice,
and gand-son of (286).

Sophronia D. Bartlett, daughter of
(1025).

Maria Aldcn, daughter of Daniel
Alden.

Fanny E. Randall, daughter of
Lemuel Randall.

Potty R. Walker, daughter of (473),

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 235

Numbers. Names. Deaths. Aga,

1341. Elizabeth Owen, daughter of (651).

1342.
1343.

1344.

1345.

1346.

1347.

1348.

1349.
1350.
1351.

1352.
1353.

1354.

Martha A. Shaw, daughter of (1285).

Mary M. Blodgett, daughter of
(1249;.

Martha M. Dickinson, daughter of
Franklin Dickinson.

Horatio Holland, son of Jonas Hol-
land and wife (1286).

Clarissa F. Woods, daughter of
(534).

Cynthia C, wife of Howard Up-
ham.

Sophia (Rice), wife (1336). She
was from Springfield, daughter of
Rice.

Sarah A., wife of (1267).

Ellen M. Marsh, daughter of (775).

Everett W. Walker, son of Samuel
i Walker of Springfield, and grand-son
of (317).

Mary Warner, )

Eilen Warner, f

Daughters of Alonzo Warner, de-
ceased, and great-grand-daughters of
(180).

Fanny W. {Pease), wife of Asa M.

236

Numbers,

1355.
135G.

1357.
1358.

1359.
1360.
1361.

1362

1363.
1364.

1365.

1366.
1367.

niSTOTtlCAL SKETCHES, &,C.

Numcs, Deaths

Walker, daughter of Asa Pease of
Granby, and sister of (1182).

Silence S. "Walker, daughter of

Age.

(473).

Flew ia &, widow of Russell Under-
late of Granby. She was
(I lughter of Benjamin Stebbins, and
grand-daughter of (129).

E iza M. Willey, from Granby.

Ephraim B. Hitchcock, from Wil-
braham.

Jesse M. Williams, son of (1147).

Emily J., wife of (1359).

Rebecca N., widow of Solomon
Shaw, late of Palmer.

Lucinda, third wife of Ashley Hol-
land, from Whatcly.

Eunice Smith, from Uxbridge.

Jason S. D wight, from So. Had-
ley, son of John Dwight.

Margaret 0., wife of (1364).

Susan M. Woods, )
Lucy C. Woods. )
Daughters of (799) and wife (998).

ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES

OF THOSE WHO HATE BEEN COMMUNICANTS IN THB

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOAVN,

FROM 1737 TO 1851, WITH THEIR NUMBERS.

Henry Abbey, 529
Mary' Abbey, 618
Elisha Abbey and wife, 6 55 944

10724
George Abbey & wives, 656 1037

1333
Laura Abbey, 817
Lucre tia Abbey, 888
Jairus Abbott and wife 741 742
Chester Allen and wife, 469 343
Abram Allen and wife, 633 709
Henry P. Allen, 1073
Joan M. Allen, 1079
Hubert Ames' wife, 336
Gideon Ames and wife, 728 646
Abel Ames and wife, 718 653
SarahS. Ames, 1057
Harriet M. Ames, 1088
Mary Ames, 1004
James Ames, 1 1 25
Benjamin F Ames, 1096
Samuel P Ames, 1097
Susan Ames 1095
Stephen Andrews, 855
JfoSiph Angler & wile, 359 360
Anna Angier, -345
Patty Angie ,546
David K. Angier, 776
John Atwood's wife, 706
Ekanah Atwood's wife, 575
Betsey Atvvood, 702
William Atwood's wife, 1041

Jedediah Ayrcs & wife, 152 153
George M. Abbey, 1323
Harriet A. Abbey, 1328
Maria Alden, 1338
Thomas Alden & wife, 1298 1299
Fieeman Alden and wife 1288

1289
Caroline Alden, 1300
Roswell Allen, 1283
William Albro, 663
Clark Albro and wife, 664 844
Loren S. Allen and wife, 1254

1255
Mary E. Allen, 1278
Esther H. Allen, 1279
Elijah Amidon & wife, 1156 1157
Mercy Amidon, 1158
Martha Amidon, 1159
John A. Amidon, 1160
Moses Ames, 1246
G. W. Aldrieh's wife, 1225
Albert A. Atwood's wife, 1297

Hannah Bakeman, 818

Phebe Baggs, 27?

Sarah Baker, 6544.

Ebenezer Barber and wives, 864

865 1021
Joseph Bardwell, and wife, 66 67
Violet Bardwell, widow, 68
Martin Bardwell & wife, 418 126
J. Bardwell, Jr., & wife 233 162

238

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Elijah Bard well and wife 182 IS 3
H. Bard well's wife, 225
Haddassa Bur dwell, 303
Electa Bardwell, 304
Martin Bardwell, Jr.'s wife, 417
Catherine Bardwell, 483
Nancy Bardwell, 501
Oromal Bardwell, 678
Clarinda Bardwell, 605
Mary Bardwell, 698
Betsey Bardwell, widow, 715
Jonathan Bardwell, 753
Sophronia Bardwell, 917
Elizabeth Bardwell, 1230
Nathan Barnabv and wile 348

349
Horace Barnaby, 768
Sophronia D. Bartlett, 1337
Julia A. M. Bartlett, 1303
Cyrus Bartlett and wife, 601 602
David Bartlett's wife, 857
Cyrus S. Bartlett, 968
Joab Bartlett and wife, 1025 1026
Louisa Bartlett, 967
Ann E. Bartlett, 966
Nathan Bascom's wife, 734
Dwight Bascom, 1123
Reuben Barton's wile, 168
Samuel Belknap and wife, 94 95
Jonas N. Belknap & wife 227 228
Benjamin Billings & wife, 64 65
Joseph Billings & wife, 102 103
Benjamin Billings' wife, 275
Elenear .-filings, 765
Elisha Billings' wife, 777
Benj. Billings & wife, 793 7! •".'
W. Bicknell ,v wives 299 300 367
Whipple Bishop's widow, 1140
Reuben Blackmer's wife, 78d
William Bliss' wife, 173
Esther Bliss, 885
Timothy Bliss' wife, 713
Asahel Blodget & wife, 1154 1155
Abner Blodget & wife, 384 346
Mary M. Blodget, 1343
Susan Blodget, 753
Alonzo C. Blodget, 1249
Margaret M. Blodget, 1043
Edward P. Blodget, 1277

Selden Borden, 770
JohnBowdoin, 1101
Noah Bowker and wife, 79 80
Ebenezer Bridgman. &A\ife, 14 15
Joseph Bridgman & wile, 16 17
Jos. Bridgman & wife, 200 156
Oliver Bridgman & wife, 187 324
O. Bridgman & wives,723 563 845
Jos. Bridgman, Jr.'s wife, 440
Wright Bridgman, 302
Theodore Bridgman & wives, 550

3L'6 504 502
Sally Bridgman, 339
Ebenezer Bridgman & wife, 408

391
Jonathan Bridgman, 411
Win. Bridgman & wife, 457 458
Henry A. Brulgman & wife, 460

8*71
Elijah C. Bridgman, 461
Mary Bridgman, 494
Sarah Bridgman, 1038
Lncretia Bridgman, 889
Theodore Bridgman, Jr., & wife,

667 1046
Sophia Bridgman, 858
Mary Bridgman, 549
Wright Bridgman, Jr., & wife,

1121 A 924
AnnE Bridgman, 9S8
j Nancy Bridgman, 989
Joseph Bridgman, Jr., 995
Mary Bridgman, 1001
Henry Bridgman' s wife, 1129
Thomas Brown and wife, 46 47
Jemima Brown, 614
Elijah Brown, 910
Thomas Brown and wife, 451 452
Samuel Brown and wife, 937 930
Daniel Brown, 952
Nancy Bugbee, 1137
Nehemiah Bugbee, 482 wife 486
Mary Ann Bugbee, 927
Diana Burge, 760
Enoch Burnett and wife, 573 574
Stephen Burnett & wife, 598 599
Philetus W. Burnett and wife,

972 973
Eliza Burnett, 1114

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHEEIOWN. 239

Addison Burnett and wife, 12-43

1238
Freeman Burr, 296
Elizabeth Buxton, 429
Wm Buxton's wife, 445
Susan Buxton, 761
Ann Bridgman, 1161
Lemuel G. Bennett, 1162
Mrs. Levi Burt, 1163
Julia A. Bigelow, 1164
Mrs. John M. Bartlett, 1165
Catherine Bugbee, 1013

Josiah Carrier, 111
Philip Carrier, 112 .
Benj. Carrier's wife, 119
Thomas Chapin and wife, 48 49
Thankful Chapin, 50
Lydia Chapin, 51
Thomas Chapin, Jr.'s wife 82
Thomas Chapin, 244
Lebbeus Chapin, 725
Laura Chapin, 812
Lemira Ann Chapin, 941
Sylva Chapin, 1029
Elijah Chapin, 946
Stephen Chandler & wife,S31 832
, Thro op Chapman & wife 210 211
Samuel Chapman & wife, 365 3b"G
George Chandler's wife, 1241
Elihu Chapman's wife, 710^
Enos Chase and wife, 432 571
Timothy Chase's wile, 390
Dexter Chase, 872
Susanna Church, 699
Martha A. Clancey, 1250£
John Church's wife, 710
James H. Clapp's wife, 7S0
Esther Clark, 413
Caleb Clark and wife, 154 155
Lydia J. Ciark, 710:|
Joshua Clark, 392
Jane Clark, 414
Charity Clark, widow, 717
Caleb Clark, 754
Samuel Clark and wife, 846 847
Submit Clark, 415
Eneas Clark's wife, 603
Mala Cowles & wife, 1228 1229

Josiah Cowles, & wife, 1280 1281
Ardelia Cowles, 1294
Abel Clough, 264
Amasa Clough and wife, 208 209
Noah Clark, 665
Hannah Cleveland, widow, 552
Joseph Colburn & wife, 297 298
John Clough & wife, 596 597
Rev. L. Coleman's wife, 919
Mary Colton, 611
David Converse & wife, 203 204
Ephraim Converse's wife, 544
Reuben Coats' wife, 220
Sylvester Cook, 669
Permelia Cook, 811
Mary Cowles widow, 53
Nathan Cowles and wife, 54 55
Israel Cowles and wife, 56 57
Moses Cowles and wife, 137 138
John Cowles and wife, 85 86
Israel Cowles, Jr.'s widow, 212
John Cowles, Jr., & wife, 191 192
Josiah Cowles, 272
Abner Cowles' wife, 332
Joshua Cowles and wife, 311 342
Amasa Cowles and wife, 436 437
Enos Cowles and wife, 481 441
Remember J. Cowles, 483
Ethan S. Cowles' wife, 608
Israel Cowles and wife, 727 898
Semantha Cowles, 824
Luther Cowles, 871
Minerva Cowles, 905
Edwin Cowles, 1262£
Harriet Cowles, 1016
Armina Cowles, 1084
Tertius Cowles, 1091
Williams W. Cowles, 1313
Mrs. Cowles, 1104
Stephen Crowfoot & wife, 71 72
Ebenezer Crowfoot's widow, 110
Charles W. Carter, 1167
Harriet N. Chamberlin 1168
Frances J. Clark, 1169
Dwight P. Clapp, 1332

Stephen Darling's wife, 177

Samuel Davis, '226

Levi Davis and wife, 743 744

240

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OP THE

Joel Davis, 771

Aaron Davis' widow, 807

Aaron Davis' wife, 823

John Davis, 1032

Aaron Davis, 1139

Joseph Davenport and wife, 785

786
Timothv Dimmick, 803
Druc'Jla Day, 612
Samuel Daugherty and wife,

509 510
Caroline Daughertv, 904
Eliza Dodge, 424 *
Zebulon Dodge's wife, 920
Salome T. Dodge, 951
' Mark Doolittle and wives, 047

555 648
Lucv M. Doolittle, 982
Betsey M. Doilittle, 1080i
Martin Domer's wile, 81
Roderick Dorman & wife 976 610
Sally Dorman, 732
Cornelia Dorman, 1080
Sarah Dorman, 1103
Robert Dunbar's wife, 388
Charles Dunbar 8s wife, 801 507
Amasa Dunton and wife, 582 5S3
Lois Dunton, 496
Stephen Dunbar, 896
Francis Dunbar, 1007
Louisa Dunbar, 887
Roxana Dunham 1129£
Manila Dunton, 497
Chauncey Dunton, 621
Nathaniel F. Dunton, 622
Samuel Dunton, 808
Martha M. Dickinson 1344
Sarah Lorane Doolittle, 1170
Asahel H. Dorman, 1235
Francis Dunbar's wife, 1172
Charles Dunbar's wife, 1173
Betsey B. D wight, 1170
Susan D wight, 1171
Clara D wight, 1174
Delia Dwight, 1175
Nathaniel Dwight, and wife 42 43
Pliny Dwights wife, 196
Henry Dwight and wife, 197 198
Elijah Dwight and wife, 215 216 \

Clairssa Dwight, 273

Nancy Dwight, 321

Susan Dwight, 376

Simeon Dwight and wives, 636

421 1151
Lydia Dwight, 443
Jonathan Dwight and wife, 455

456
Nath'l Dwight & wife, 515 516
Justus Dwight Jr. & wives 517

518 542
Clarissa Dwight, 548
Peregrine Dwight, 679
Nancy Dwight, 692
Joseph II. Dwight, 766
Emily Dwight, 9 14
Asahel Dwight, 800
Harrison D. Dwight's wife, 1245
Sarah Dwight, 950
Eldad P. 1) wight, 1 010
Eliza Dwight, 1017
Mary Dwight, 1018
Mary Rice Dwight, 1019
Delia Dwight 1256
David li Dwight, 1306
Clara A. Dwight, 1321
Jason L. Dwight, & wife 1364

1235

Marson Eaton's widow, 176
Robert Emmons 285

David Fairbanks & wife, 637 572

Mary Fairbanks, 902

Walter Fairfield and wife, 21 22

Stephen Fairfield and wife, 23 24

Mary Fairfield, 101

Thaddeus Fairfield and wife, 148

149
Amasa FairfieM, & wife, 397 398
Silas Farrington, 675
Polly Farrington, 733
Amos Farrington & wife, 735 736
V'arney Fellows, 553
Gurdon File 's wife, 380
John Filer's wife 1180
Humphrey T. Filer's wife, 1024
Barnabas Fay, 206
Thomas M. Ferry's wife, 1105

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 241

Jacob Finley and wives, 969 631

1149 1179
Almira Fisher, 628
David Fisk, 1178
Joseph Fisher, 234
Salem Fisher, 538
Aldana Fisher, 539
B-ev. Justus Forward's wife, 122
Justus Forward Jr. and wife,

731 325
Eunice Forward, 389
George Forward's wife, 830
Nancy Forward, 867
Caroline Forward, 868
Mary Ford, 691
Emery B. Foster, 1093
Dorcas Freeman, 819
John Freeman's wife, 822
Abel Fuller, 755
Josiah Fox and wife, 556 557
William Freeman, 1244
Francis Forward & wife, 1287

1250

Emily D. Gates, 1240
Electa D. Gates, 1181
Nathaniel D.Goodale's wife, 11 82
Thomas A. Gates' wife, 232
Horace Gates' wives, 599£ 926
John Gilbert and wife, 319£ 319|
Samuel Gilbert 399
George Gilbert & wife, 558 559
Mary M. Gilbert, 1 005
Wareham C. Gilbert, 1034
Hiram Gilbert, 1085
George W. Gilbert, 1089
Charles H. Gilbert, 1183
Maria Gillett, 1068
Harriet Giilett 1081
Nathaniel Goodell's wife, 214
Moses Goodale & wife, 640 1126
George T. Goodale 1214
Thomas Goodale's wife, 662
Elizabeth Goodale, 1061
Jonathan Graves and wife, 12 13
Thomas Graves & wife, 60 61
John Graves, 62
Lyclia Graves 63 493
Joseph Graves' wife, 131

22

Electa Graves, 253

Perez Graves, 259

Susanna Graves, 267

Josiah D. Graves & wife, 459 338

Sarah Graves, widow, 419

Joseph Graves & wiie,459£ 859

Mary Ann Graves, 883

Penelope Graves, 884

Chester Gray, 806

Jeremiah Gray and wife, 820 842

Lydia Gray, 1*060

Joel Green's wife, 213

Jedediah Green's wife, 368

Lucy Hamilton, 543
Martha Hamilton, widow, 923
Mary Hannum, widow, 26
Samuel Hannum and wife, 27 28
Moses Hannum and wife, 29 30

and 549£ 5491
Aaron Hannum and wife, 31 32
Gideon Hannum, 33
Eunice Hannum, 207
Solomon Hannum & wife,217 218
Mary Hannum, 219
Abia Hannum, 466
Oliver Hannum, 520
Gamaliel Hannum, 521
Mercy M. Hannum, 522
Stiles Hannum and wife, 1063£

1063|
Mary Hannum, widow, 716
Phineas Hannum & wife, 737 738
Daniel Hannum, 757
Elijah Hannum and wife, 794

795, 1102£ wife of Elijah

Hannum, 2d.
Mary Hannum, 1044
Adaiine Hannum 1045
Mary J. Hannum, 1258
Amanda Hannum, 1072
Judith Hatch, 422
Harris Hatch and wife, 381 382
Polly Hatch, 401
Herman Hawes & wives, 453 454

1185
John Hawes and wife, 468 638
Harvey Hawes and wile 975 821
George Hawes, 996

242

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Sophia Hawes, 1302

Nancy Hawes, 1604

Leavett Havens & wife, 386 387

CloeHawkes, 1146

Benjamin Haynes' wife, 310

Luther Holland and wives, 395

396 416
Alfred H. Hill, 1292
Calvin Hitchcock's wife, 1223
Ephraim Hitchcock, 1358
HarrisonHolland & wife, 479 480
Jonas Holland's wife, 305
Jonas Holland's wife, 1286
Dr. William Holland and wives,

334 335 442
Nelson Holland,931
Sophia Holland, 591
Maria Holland, 592
William Holland, 620
Park Holland's wife, 781
George Holland, 912
Caroline Holland, 1002
Mary Holland, 1003
Ashley Holland and wives, 884^

1362 1040
Luther Holland, Jr , 1056
Emilv Holland, 1106
Mary C.Holland, 1110
William J Holland, 1318
Charles Holland 1118
Horatio Holland, 1345
Diana Howard, 507
Sally Howard, 508
Clarissa Howard (609) also (631)
And'w Howard & wile 69 1£ 1108
Chauncey Howard, 729
Haddassa Howard, 798
Lorenzo T. Howard, 1184
Ransom Howard and wife, 826

1083
Solomon B. Howard, 870 & wife
Ansel Howard & wife 933 934
Ansel H. Howard, 935
Harriet A. Howard, 936
Theodotia Howard, 971
Naomi T. H ward, 1039
Elijah Howe and wives, 135 13 G

170
Mary Howe, 1112,

Henrv Howe, 1117
Eliza'Howe 1296
Sylvanus Howe's wife, 151
Dr. Estes Howe's wile, 199
Benj. Howe and wife, 431 494
Harriett Howe, 489
Silas W. Howe, 783
Betsey IIowet 1062
John Hunt's wife, 708
Amanda Hunt, b<>6
Abner Hunt and wife, 294 295
William VV. Hunt, 465
John Hunt 3d, 484
Kebeckah Hunt, 499
John Hydes widow, 404
John Hyde, 772

Samuel Ingalls, 513
Clarissa Ingalls, 514
Willis Ingalls, 668
Sally Ingalls, 861

Col. Jones' wife, 600

J. Addison Joy and wife, 1132

1133
Mercia Jepson, 1290

Moseley J Kendall, 1188

Maria Kendrick 1190

Lydia M. Keith, 965

Louisa Kellogg, 875

Eliza Kellogg, 1047

Joseph Kenneday and wives, 720

450 444
I Eliza Kenneday, 990
Salmon Kentrield's wife 123
U m. Kentheld and wife, 140 141
Rufus Kentneld, 255
Widow Mary Kentneld, 184
David Kentneld and wife, 290

291
JosiahKentfi eld's widow, 866£
Eliza C. King, 1311
Jonathan R. Keith and wife, 1221

1211
Triphena Kentneld, 495
Caroline Kentheld, 1127
Benj. Kilbourn & wife, 405 406
Moses Kilbourn's wife, 447

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 243

Frederick Kilner & wife 916 852

Joanna Kimball, 698

Henry K. Knapp, 625

Samuel Knight & wife, 834 835

Kate E. Kellogar, 1304

Rufus King's wife, 1334

G. VV. Kellogg' s wife, 1124

Melintha Leach, 915

Jefferson Leach, 1055

Luke Leach, 1069

Mary E. Leach, 1326

Eunice Leach, 700

Submit Lewis, 236

Dayid Lewis & wife, 1077 1020

Enos Lincoln and wite, 378 379

Densey Lincoln, 705

Solomon Lincoln, 768£

Solomon H. Linnell, 1120

Lemuel G Lloyd, 1215

Ann Livermore, 1012

Jonathan Lumbard's wife, 122|

John Lombard's wife, 8<S

Aaron Lyman and wife, 3 4

Josiah Lyman and wife, 121 90

Aaron Lyman, 230

Sophia Lyman, 231

Giles Lyman and wife 249 319

Jonathan Lyman, 261

John Lemon's wife, 654

Samuel Lemon and wife, 425 426

Lydia Lemon, 561

Rufus S. Lincoln and wife 1231

1216
Mary J. Lincoln, 1325
Myron Lawrence, 12 >6 wife 548
Sarah T D. Lawrence, 1273
Sophia D. Lawrence, 1275

Allen M. Mather, 1248

Chloe Mahulan, 268

Daniel Marsh, 775

Estes Marsh, 676

Prudence Marsh, 547

JohnC. Marsh, 862

Solomon Marsh, (J74

Esther Marsh, wid. 1011 & 1071

Eilen M. Marsh, 1350

Philander Marsh, 1008

Esther Marsh, 1071

John Marshall and wife 374, 375
Jno. Marshall, Jr., 485, wife, 490
Betsey Marshall, 506
Eliza Marshall, 542
Betsey L. Marshall, 1064
Edward Marshall, 1075
Henry Mellen's wife, 566
Dexter Mellen's wife, 796
Hannah Melvin, 265
Eli Millard's wife, 402
Elizabeth Millard, 891
Harriet Millard, 964
Ephraim Montague and wife,

1022, 1023
Dorcas Montague, 1136
Sarah Montague, 1141
Elizabeth Montague, 1236
Joanna Moody, 117
Jerusha Moody, 118
Ebenezer Moody and wives, 120,

121, 169
Elijah Moody and wife, 144, 145
Heman Moody and wife, 634, 827
Eestus Moody, 1031
Josiah Moody and wife, 848, 849
Anson Moody and wife, 879, 880
Emily S. Moore, 900
Benjamin Morgan, 52, wife, 161,

son's wife, 355
Edward Morris and wife, 804, 805
Heman E. Moody and wife, 1191,

2d wife, 1242
Juliann Moore, 1193
Mary Jane Maloy, 1194
Elizabeth Morse, 333
Alvan Morse and wife, 681, 519
Amos C. Morse and wife, 837, 838
Clarissa Morse, 106b£
Ephraim Marsh's widow, 895
Jonas Melvill's wife, 1224
Amos L. Mason, 1234
Harvey Montague's wife, 1239
William L. Montague, 1257
Betsey G. Manly, 1192

Francis Newton and wife, 97, 98
Stephen Newton's wives, 134,281
Asa Newton and wile, 142, 143
Elijah Nichols and wife, 344, 345
Mary Nichols, 487

244

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

SaUy Nichols, 522£ and also 833
Lucy Nichols, 5 J2
Lydia Nichols, 682
James Nichols and wife, 767,1012
Anna Nichols, 876
Sarah D. Nichols, 1150
Edwin J. Nichols, 1331
George Nye and wife, 925, 899

Elizabeth Owen, 1341

Ralph Owen and wife, 651, 652

Eleazer Owen, Jr. 774

A. Ralph Owen, 960

Elvira Owen, 961

Frances Owen, 962

Artemas Owen's wives, 1051, 2d

wife 1198
Nancy Owen, 1000
Reed J. Owen, 1196
Mrs. M. A. Oviatt, 1197

Elijah Parker, 133

Roxana Parker, 185

Tabitha Parker, 190

Charles W. Parker, 784

Philo Parsons' wile, 595

Nathan Parsons and wife, 38, 69

Eldad Parsons and wife, 223, 224

Oliver Parsons, 250

Rock Parsons, 472

Malissa Parsons, 503

Horatio A. Parsons, 569

John M. Pearl and wife, 372, 373

Betsey Pearl, 560

Augustine Payne and wife, 579,

579£
Lemuel Payne's wife, 333
Harriet Parker, 886
Experience Parsons, 704
Hazo Parsons' wife, 707
Gould Parsons, 719
Timothy Pearl and wife, 649, 650
Samuel II. Peckham, 654£
Almira Pepper, 1199
Simeon Pepper & wives, 739, 740,

1153, 1227
Chauotte Pepper, 1200
Paul Pettingale's wife, 446£

Jemima Preston, 593,

Samuel H. Preston and wife, 749

750
Sally Preston, 1201
AlansonD Pepper, 1218
Joseph Phelps and wife, 34, 35
Eliakini Phelps and wife, 36, 37
Abigail Phelps, 89
Joseph Phelps, Jr.'s wife, 106
Aaron Phelps and wife, 115, 116
William Phelps, 166
Eliakim Phelps and wife, 222,193
Abner Phelps, 340
Deborah Phelps, 363
Dudlev Phelps and wife, 470, 377
Dudlev Phelps, 2d, 471
Daniel Phelps and wife, 462, 836

2d wife, 1129£
William Phelps and wife, 463,

712, 2d wife, 1142
Diana Phelps, 498
Lucinda Phelps, 524
Eliakim Phelps, Jr., 570
Noah : A wife, 726, 587

Sallv Phelps 15
Cynthia Phelps, 617
Kosina Phelps, 616
Benj. Phelps and wife, 751, 810
Isaac Phelps, 825
Patty Phelps, 877
Emilv A. Phelps, 1063
Daniel F. Phelps, 1090
Wilmoth Phillips and wife, 1052,

1053
Rev. Exp. Porter's wife, 554
Daniel Porter and wife, 322, 323
Warner Pratt's wife, 1295
Mariam Powers, 940
Joseph Powers and wife, 943,945
Elijah Pratt, 1009
James H. Pratt, 1276
Eleazer Pomeroy, 654£
Elisha Pratt, 1335
Moses Prentiss' wife, 132
Reuben Prentiss' wile, 393
Josiah W. Priest's wife, 1135
Fanny M. Pratt, 1269
Caroline Pratt, 1270
Mary S. Pratt, 1271

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 245

Sally Ramsdell, 787
Fanny E Randall, 1339
Lemuel Randall's wile, 1282
Julia A. Randall, 1259
Jothani Randall and wife, 369,370
Joel Randall, 531
Emeline Randall, 1329
Vespatian Randall's wife, 778
Jothani Randall, Jr., 957
Minerva Randall, 903
Alonzo D. Randall, 1301
Jesse Randall, 956
Chester Randall, 1051
Charles L Randall, 1308
Alrnira Randall, 1115
Chester Randall, Jr., 1319
Joseph Reed and wives, 274, 278,

364
Charles Reed, 623
Eliphas Ret- d's wife, 854
William Reed and wife, 932, 2d

wife, 1098
Warren A. Reed and wife, 1027,

10274
Warren Reed and wife, 1 204,1205
Rev. Jared Reid's wife, 1067
Ann Reid, 1134
Aaron Rhoads' wife, 356
Pollv Rhoads, 48eS
Drusilia Rhoads, 523
Martha D. Rhoads, 701
Timothy Rice and wife, 286, 287
Zerviah Rice, 346
Lyman Rice, 1336, and wife, 1348
Susanna Rice, 394
Darius II. Rice and wife, 607,714
Sophia Richardson, 1202
Horatio Rice's wite, 779
Louisa Richardson, 1203
Daniel Rider, 478
Hezekiah Root and wife, 44, 45
Orlando Root and wife, 105, 107
Miriam Root, 108
Elisha Root and wife, 124, 125
Asenath Root, 252
Molly Root, 27b
Remembrance Root and wife,

351 352
Darius Root and wife, 361 362

22*

Elihu Root and wife, 511 512
Orlando Root and wile, 438 439
Wealthy Root, 762
Rhoda Root, 907
Elizabeth Root, 1014
Harrison Root, 1030
Mary C. Root, 1048
David Rabbins, 981
David Rugbies' wife, 922
William G. Ruggies, 1217

Thomas Sabin and wife, 576 577
Thomas Sabin, Jr. and wife, 590

590i
Lewis Sabin, 773
Laura Sabin, 906
Sherman Sabin 970
Anna Sabin, 1050
Abigail A. Sabin, 1078
Lyman Sabin, 1100
Eiihu Sanford's wives, 301 357
Ichabod Sanford's wife, 371
Learned Scott, 467
Ephraim Scott and wife, 850 851
Amy Sexton, widow, 287£
George C. Sanford's wife, 1237
Lydia Sexton, 266
Elizabeth Sexton, 638
Mason Shaw's wife, 376
Luther Shaw's wife, 1143
Noah Sexton, 246
Amy Sexton, 254
Christopher Simons, 1233
Martha A Shaw, 1342
Asa Shumway and wife, 113 114
David -humway & wife, 174 175
Cloe Shumway, 237
Erasmus Shumway's wife, 403
Allied Shumway's wife, 423
Samuel Shumway, 433
Elihu Shumway's wife, 641
Esther Shumway, 688
Solomon Shumway and wife, 730

843
Nathan Shumway's wife, 866
Eddy Shumway and wife, 1028

1028£
John R. Shumway, 1092
Solomon C. Shumway's wife, 1225

246

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF THE

Joseph Sikea and wife 127 128
Plinv Sikes, 245
Tabitha Sikes, 2 19
Roderick Shewbrooks, I 72
Abner Sikes' wife, 1__A
Elihu Smead,409.
John Smith, and wife, 1 2
Abner Smith and * ife, 6 {'<
Daniel Smith and wife, 7 8
Joseph Smith and wife, '.* 10
Elijah Smith an. I wife, 1 1 7 5
Joseph Smith, Jr. & wife L39 171

Edward Smith and wile, Ll

Abigail Sm th, 166
Ahia Smith, L67
Irene Smith.
Experience Smil I .
Amasa Smith, 2
Daniel Smith, Jr. itwi

Siniih -J 17
John Smith, 2 18
I ie Sm th, 251
Enos Smith,
Eli Smith,

Amos shaw and wife, 1286" 1252
Lucretia Shumvt ay, L206
Asahael Shumu . 1191

Mary J. Sliuuiw ay, I

Clarissa Sikes, i_-">i
Permelia Smith, 1247
James Smith's w
Jonathan Smith and wiv<

S60
Piatt Slaughter, 1307
Bulah Smith 316
Samuel Smith's wife, 3S5
Mercy Smith, lib
Betsey Smith 5 \6
Mar-aiet 15. Smith, 1121
Cotton Smith's wife, 894
Sophia Smith 764
Giles Smith's wife 581
Samuel Smith, 7
Nehemiah Smith's wife, 929
Eunice Smith, 13
Obed Smith's wife, 1130
John Spooner and wife, 863 918
Lee Sprague, 668
Ebenezer Stearns & wife, 58 59

Ebenezei Steams 2d & wife, 83 84
Benj. Stebbins and wife, 18 19

■ Stebbins and wife 129 130
Benj. Stebbins 2d,
Zenas Stebbins and wires, 721

Sam'l II. Stebbins and wile, 430

Sylvanus Stebbins and wife, 604

( 'vi as Stebbins, I 7 1
Henry Stebbins and w ife, 7 I
Juliann Stebbins,
bins, 901

( 'arolih

-

Kmih
I

.
rks, L219

5. Shumway, 1312
.
Harriet Stebbins,
Clarissa Stebbins, 1111

•bins and wife,
1294
Julietl
Mark Stacy and

y and wife, 1 7

Arba Stacy and »19

Hannah Stacy, 6 1 I

- '
Julia S

Alan- >9 882

.
Phine and wiv>

316 613
Samm and wives, 464

. 504

. 1015

. 540

Adolphus Strong and "wife, 666

881

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 247

Adelia Swinington, 813
S. Streeter, 980
Solcmon Shumway, 1316

Rebekah N. Shaw, 1361

Sarah Tainter, 689
Oliver S. Taylor, 684
Rebekah P. Taylor, 7
John Thayer's wife, 213i
Mary A Thayer, 789
Mary Ann Thayer, 1113
Horatio Thomson and wives, 992

993 982
Rebekah Thopping, 76
James Towne, and wife, 73 74
Israel To wne's wife, 104
David Towne and wife, 116 147
Amasa Towne and wife, -11 242
Jonathan Towne and wife, 258

337
Abner Towne and wife, 353 354
Solomon Tow ne,
Lucretia Towne,

Emily S. Tow no, L272
Lydia Towne, 687
Lydia Towne, 1207
Laura Towne, 697

Edward F. Town-, 1314

A' mini Towne, 797

Israel T>.

Abner Towne, 2d, 532

Joseph Towne, 9 is

Asher Towne's wife, 1152

Amasa Towne, L232

Julia L. Towne, L065

Sarah E. Towne, 1322

Malissa Towne, 1083

Abner F. Towne, 1119

Ebenezer VV. Towne, and wife,

1111 H45
brae] Trask, 313
Joseph Tu ker's wife, 319J
Jonathan S. Tucker's wife, 580
Eliza Tucker, 10:13

Newell Upham, 055
Howard Upham's wife, 1347
Fiavia S Underwood, 1356
Russell S. Underwood, 1309

James Walker and wives, 99 100

287£
James Walker, Jr. ^c wife, 256

257
Hezekiah Walker & wife, 243 642
Silas Walker and wife, 317 318
Josiah Walker and wife, 635 320
Nath'l Walker* wife, 410 331
A:. ion Walker, 412
Jason Walker and wife, 427 428
Hezekiah Walker, Jr. and wives,

173 188 643
Hora e W alker, 174
Tertius Walker, i< 7
Amy Walker, 190
Oshea Walker, 491
Mary Walker, 1070
E mira Walker, 991
EstherS. Walker, 492
.

Jorl' Walk, .

, 526

e W alker,

Sarah Walker, 1274

Dara Walker,

Edson M. Walker, L315

Charles Walker, 624

Gilbert E Walki c 1317

Emily Walker,

Eliza Walker, 627

Asa.M. V\ a.kei's wife, 1354

Henry J. Walker and wife, 1074

12 18
Aaron Walker, Jr.
Emery 1\ Walker, 1320
Tolly Walker, 632
Everett W. Walker, 1351
Lu y Walker, 639
JuliettK. Walker, 1327
; Samuel Walker, 673
Mary R. Walker, 1330
Electa Walker, 690
Polly R. Walker, 1340
Harriet Walker, 759
Silence S Walker, 1355
Oromal Walker, 7d2
John (J. Walker, 1066
Phineaa C Walker, 958
Caleb Walker, 939

248

HISTORICAL SKETCHES OP THE

Seth Walker, 1116

Renselaer '<•> alker's wife, 1263

Orren Walker and wife, 1284 921

Caleb Walker, Jr. 's wife, 1260

Lyman Walker and wife,954 1005

Almira Ward, 942

Oshea Walker, 1049

Martha Ann Walker, 1058

Philura (J. Walker, 1059

Ezra Ward's wife, 802

Marv Ward, 694

Sally Warner, 816

William B. Warner, 659

Dara Walker's wife, 1131

Josiah Walker, Jr 's wife, 1138

Sarah E. Walker, 1099

Elon Walker, 1076

Emeline Walker, 1082

Calvin A Warren, 938

Delilah C. Ward, 734$

Moses Warner and wife, 39 40

Ebenezer Warner and wife, 11

70
Wareham Warner's wife, 157
Jonathan Warner and wife, 159

160
Josiah Warner, 172
Mary Warner, 1352
Beth Warner and wife, 180 181
Ellen Warner, 1353
Hulda Warner, 201
Esther Warner, 202
Submit Warner, 205
Phineas Warner and wives, 235

420 618
Stephen Warner, 240
Elisha Warner and wife, 722 263
Henrietta Warner, 444
Charles L. Warner and wife, 1267

1349
Theron Warner, 657
Ebenezer Warner, 658
Olive Washburn, 519
George Washburn, 660
Mary Washburn, 1210
Charles L. Washburn, 1220
Charles Washburn and wife, 791

792

Eliab Washburn and wife, 790

711
Sophia Washburn, 654£
Delphia Washburn 5 6 6£
Nathan Weeks' Wife, 589
James Wentworth's wife, 873
Williams H. Whittemore, 680
John Whitman, 2d, 661
Elizabeth Whitman, 683
Catherine Whitman 684
Pollv Whitman, 685
Abb'y Whitman, 686
James Whitman, Jr. and wife,

897 1213
Lydia Whitman, 908
A'. Whitman, 822£
Reuben White's wife, 829
Benjamin E White, 841
Vester Willson, 551
Sylvester Wilson's wife, 588
Amy Willson, 693
James Whitman and wife 434

435
John Willson's wife, 594
Francis Willson, 500
liuth Warner, 1102
Pliny Witt's wife, 407
Oliver Willson, 693£
Elizabeth Willson, widow, 809
Isaac Willis, 814
Jacob Willis, 815
Orric Willis 977
Elijah Whitney, 911
Jesse Williams and wives, 1147

1148 1264
Esther Williams, 1149
Lucretia Witt, 672£
James S. Whitman, 1222
Jesse M. Williams and wife, 1359

1360
Eliza M. Willey, 1357
Alfred it. Winter, 953
Electa Winter, 963
Timothy Work's wife, 860
Itev. S. Woolcott's wife, 1265
Ivory Witt and Wife, 747 748
Alpheus Winter's wife, 578
Joshua Wilder, 93

CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH IN BELCHERTOWN. 249

Jacob Will son and wife, 178 179
Azariali Willis and wives, 448

449 654|
Jonathan B. Woods and wife,

1261 1232
Daniel Worthington, 87
Samuel Worthington and wife,

91 92
Temperance Worthington, 186

also 328
DavidWorthington & wifel94 195
Wm. Worthington and wife, 311

312
Celina Worthington, 327
Sarah Worthington, 347
Eli Woods and wife, 329 330
Eliza M. Woods, 1324
Asa x3 Woods, 533
Joseph Woods and wife, 534 644
Lvdia Woods, 535

Clarissa F. Woods, 1346

Susan Woods, 536

Asa Woods' wife, 446

Jonathan Woods & wife, 585 586

Zepheniah Woods, 674

George B. Woods and wife, 799

998
Martin Woods and wife, 828 828£
Elisha Woods and and wife, 892

893
Oliver Wright and wife, 270 271
Jonathan Wright and wife, 446|

537
Anderson Wright, 978
Ara Wright and wife 1035 1036
Lucy Wright, 1209
Henry A. Wright and wife, 1212

12121
Susan M. Woods, 1366
Lucy C. Woods, 1367

Those who were removed from the churh by death or otherwise,
previous to February 25th, 1756, are not found in the foregoing
list ; no record is to be found of them. Names are d- ubtless omit-
ted of some who have been communicants, and members of the
church ; since that time,our records are defective. Some names who
were known to be communicants are not on the church records ;
when known their names were inserted in this list, that the list
may be as accurate and full as practicable, yet I presume in some
measure deficient.

GENEALOGIES

OP SOME OF THE FIRST FAMILIES THAT SETTLED IN

COLD SPUING, NOW BELCHERTOWN, HAMPSHIRE

COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS.

APPENDIX A.

THE SMITH FAMILY.

John Smith, (No. 1) in the column of figures repre-
senting names, was the son of Joseph Smith, who was son
of Joseph Smith, who came from England and settled at
Hartford, Conn., about 1651. He married Lydia Huit,
or Hewitt, daughter of Rev. Ephraim Huit, the second
minister of Windsor, April, 1656. They had fifteen
children. Their eldest son, Joseph, father of John (No.
1), moved to Hadley in 1679 ; married Rebecca Dickin-
son in 1680. They had five sons and three daughters —
Joseph, born 1682 ; John, born 1684, died under two
years of age ; John, born 1687 (No. 1); Jonathan, born
1691, and Benjamin, born 1696. Three daughters, Re-
becca, Lydia, and Elizabeth. John, the third son, mar-
ried Elizabeth Hovey, of Hadley, in 1709. He moved to
Hatfield in 1711, and was chosen a deacon in the church
there. He moved to Cold Spring in 1736. They
had six sons and five daughters. Their sons were John,
born in Hadley in 1710 ; Abner (No. 5), born in Hat-
field, in 1712 ; Samuel ; Daniel (No. 7), born 1716 ; Jo-
seph (No. 9), born 1720 ; Elijah (No. 11), born 1723.
Their daughters were Elizabeth, married Walter Fair-

252 APPENDIX.

field, son of (21) ; Mirriam, married Jesse Warner ; Ra-
chel, married Aaron Hannum (No. 32) ; Sarah, mimed
Abner Dickinson, and Rebekah, married Oliver Graves.
All the children, except John, were born in Hatfield.
John, the eldest son, resided some years with his family
here, and removed. I lis son Edward was born here and
resided here for years ; was chosen deacon of this church
(See No. 163). Abner and Daniel came here in 1733.
Elijah (No. 11), came with his father in 1736. Daniel
and Elijah spent their lives here. Abner (5), moved
away. Joseph (9, sec his number), married Eunice Bas-
com ; they had five sons — Joseph (139), Amasa (229),
Eli, (279), John (248) and Solomon. (Sec these num-
bers in column of figures). Margaret, a daughter of (9),
married (2 11. Elijah(ll) married Sybil Worthington,
of Colchester, Conn, in 1701 ; they had six sons and
three daughters. Elijah served as a Captain in the
French war, in 1757 and 1758. His sons were Asa,
born ia 1702, died at Halifax, Vermont, in 1835. lie
was father of Rev. Theophilus Smith, now the settled
minister of New Canaan. Conn. Elijah, born 175S, lived
in Greenfield, and died there in 1843. Rev. Ethan
Smith, born in Belchertown, December 19, 1762. He
married Miss Bathsheba Sanford, daughter of Rev. David
Sanford, minister of Med way, February 4, 1793. (Sec a
notice of him in Historical Sketch, page 29). They had
ten children — Myron, born in Haverhill, 1794, died in
Hebron, N. Y., in 1818; Lyndon Arnold, born 1795,
graduated at Dartmouth College in 1817, studied the
medical profession, married Frances L., daughter of Rev.
Edw ird 1). Griffin, D. D., President of Williams College,
in 1823, and is now a practising physician in Newark,
New Jersey. Stephen Sanford, born 1797, studied The-
ology, was settled in the ministry in Westminster, Mass.,
now without pastoral charge. Carlos, born 1799, gradu-
ated at Union College, N. Y., in 1822, studied Theology,
is now located in the ministry in Talmadge, Ohio. Grace
Fletcher, born 1803, married Rev. Job H. Martin, and
died in 1840. Sarah Towne, born in 1805, married Rev.
Job H. Martin, in 1841. He is now settled in the min-

APPENDIX. 253

istry in Wisconsin. Harriet, born 1807, married Rev.
William H. Sanford, the settled minister in Boylston,
Mass. Ellen Chase, born in 1812, married Charles B.
Sedgwick, Esq., of Pompey Hill, N. Y., in 1837, and
died in 1846. The other children died early in life.

Jacob Smith, the next younger brother of Rev. Ethan,
and 4th son of Deacon Elijah Smith (11), was born in
1764, united with this church in 1785, (See 247), re-
moved to Hadley in 1788, has been a deacon in that
church for many years, and is now living in the enjoy-
ment of his mental and moral powers, to a degree un-
usual for one of his years, sustained by the consolations
of that religion, which has been his support and his so-
lace for almost three score years and ten. William, the
next son of Deacon Elijah (11), was born in 1766, now
lives in Scipio, Seneca County, Ohio. Josiah, the next
son, was born in 1768 ; died in Scipio, Ohio, in 1828.
Sibyl (162), daughter of Deacon Elijah Smith, married
Deacon Joseph Bardwell (233), in January, 1774. Sa-
rah W., another daughter, married Capt. Elijah Bard-
well (182), in December, 1777. Rev. Horatio Bardwell,
missionary to India, is son to these parents, Elijah and
Sarah W. (See their numbers, 182 and 183). Joseph
and Elijah Bardwell were brothers. Elizabeth, another
dausrliter of Deacon Elijah (11), married John Cowles, Jr.
(191), in April, 1778.

APPENDIX B.

THE L Y M A X FAMILY.

In the earliest records that I have found containing this
family name, it is writen Limon. It is so writen gener-
a;ly in church and town records at Northampton, for
fifty or more years from the first settlement in that
place. Since about 1720 it has generally been writen
Lyman.

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254 APPENDIX.

Deacon Aaron Lyman (No. 3), in the column of figures
representing names, was a grand-son of John Lyman of
Northampton. The name of John Limon is found there
at the organizing of the church in 1661, or about that
time, as a prominant actor in the affairs of the place. He
had several sons. Benjamin, his son, was father of
Aaron (3). Caleb, was another son of John. Some of
that branch of the family moved to Northfield. Joseph
was another son of John ; he died in Northampton, Feb-
ruary, 1691, aged 21. John, the father, died there Au-
gust 20, 1690, aged 66. Deacon Aaron Lyman was one
of the first settlers in Cold Spring, in 1731. He was
born in Northampton, 1705; married Eunice Dwight, a
sister of Capt. Nathaniel Dwight (42;, about 1732. Jo-
siah Lyman (221), was a son of Aaron, born in 1736 ; he
married Sarah Worthington, of Colchester, Conn., and
raised a family here. Aaron (230), his oldest son, resid-
ed here many years; married Electa Graves ; was a dea-
con in this church. Josiah, moved late in lift, to Go-
shen, in this County, and died at an advanced age. Jo-
siah had other sons — Giles (249), and Jonathan (261).
(See these numbers in column of figures). A brother of
Aaron (3), moved to Southampton ; his name was Ben-
jamin ; he died there in 1762, aged 60. The Lyman
family have all removed from this place. I am not aware
that a branch of it remains with us. They were highly
respected and useful in their day here, and decided pat-
rons of the religious interests in the place. It is suppos-
ed that John Lyman was the progenitor of all by the name
of Lyman, in this part of the country.

APPENDIX. 255

APPENDIX C.

THE BRIDGMAN FAMILY.

Ebenezer Bridgman (No. 14) in column of figures rep-
resenting names, was a native of Northampton, and came
to tljis place in 1732. He was son of John Bridgman,
of Northampton. John was son of James Bridgman, one
of the Pilgrim Fathers ; he came from England and set-
tled in Hartford in 1640 ; soon after moved from Hart-
ford to Springfield, where he resided a few years. John,
his only son, was born in Springfield, July, 1645. The
same year, James, the father, moved to Northampton
with his family. John married Mary Shelden of North-
ampton, December, 1670. They had six sons and seven
daughters. Their sons were John, born 1674; James,
born 1677; Isaac, born 1680; Ebenezer, born 1686;
Thomas, horn 1688, and Orlando, born 1701. The names
of the daughters were Mary, Deliverance, Sarah, Ruth,
Martha, Hannah, and Dorothy. Ebenezer, the fourth
son of John, married Mary Parsons of Northampton,
daughter of Capt. John Parsons. They had one son, Jo-
seph (16), born at Northampton, 1712. He came here
with his father, soon after married, had two sons, Oliver
(187), born December 28, 1738; Joseph (200), born
June 4, 1745. Joseph married Ruth Wright of North-
ampton, June 21, 1770; Oliver married and had three
sons— Ebenezer, (408), Oliver (723), and William (457).
Ebenezer and Oliver are farmers, now residing in this
place. William is a physician, residing in Springfield.
Esther (781), a daughter of Oliver (187), married Park
Holland; he died June 19, 1832, aged 51. Joseph
(200), had four sons and two daughters ; Wright (302),
was a merchant in this town, married Irene Smith of
Granby, daughter of Phineas ' Smith, formerly of that
town. They had six sons — Henry, John B., Wright,
Porter, Phineas S., and Calvin ; they had two daugh-
ters— Mary, married Samuel P. Hopkins, Helen died un-
married. Joseph, the second son of Joseph (200), was a

256 APPENDIX.

graduate of Dartmouth College, in 1795; studied the
legal profession, and settled in this town ; married Ruth
Hawkes (440), of Charlemont; they had four sons and
three daughters. Their sons were Frederick, a graduate
of Yale College, in 1826, and a practising physician in
Georgia, Arthur, Joseph, and Francis ; their daughters
were Eliza, Sarah, and Clara. Joseph Bridgman, Esq.
died in this town, December, 1836, aged 63. Theodore
Bridgman (550), the third son of (200), married for his
first wife (326), for his second wife (504), for his third
wife (502), (See these numbers) ; by his first wife he had
three sons — (460), (461), (667), and three daughters —
(494), (858), and (889) ; by his second wife he had
(988), and by his third wife, Abigail S. (See these num-
bers for further facts). Theodore died in December,
1836, aged 61. Jonathan, the fourth son of (200), was
born in 1781, and now resides in Amherst. (See 411).
He had two daughters, Sarah (339), and Mary.

APPENDIX D.

THE STEBBINS FAMILY.

Benjamin Stebbins (No. 18), in the column of figures
representing names, was a native of Northampton. He
was born 1711, and was son of Samuel Stebbins, born at
Northampton, 1658, who was a son of John Stebbins.
John died at Northampton, 1678, aged 60. He was the
son of Rowland Stebbins. In the geneological memoir
of the Stebbins family, by Dr. Daniel Stebbins of North-
ampton, published in the fifth volume of the Historical
and Geneological Register, 1851, we learn that Rowland
Stebbins arrived in America in 1634, with his family, con-
sisting of his wife and two sons and two daughters, pas-
sengers in the ship Francis, from Ipswich, County of
Suffolk, England. He was forty years old at his arrivf 1 ;

APPENDIX. 257

his wife Sarah forty-three ; his son Thomas, 14 years of
age ; his daughter Sarah, 1 1 years of age ; his son John,
8 years of age ; and his daughter Elizabeth six years of
age. They settled at Springfield. After remaining a
time at Springfield, Rowland and his son John went to
Northampton ; John remained there through life. Row-
land returned back to Springfield, where he died, Sep-
tember, 1683. John married Abigail Bartlett ; they had
nine children — Samuel, Abigail, Thomas, Hannah, Mary,
Sarah, Joseph, Deborah, and Thankful. Joseph went to
Deerfield. Samuel was father of Benjamin (18), who is
said to be the first that made a permanent residence in
in this place. He remained here through life, raised a
family here, and died 1789, aged 78; his wife died
1769, aged 60. Captain Gideon Stebbins (No. 129),
was son of Benjamin; he was born in this town in
1740. In November, 1768, he married Mary Hins-
dale of Deerfield. They had four sons that lived
to adult age. Benjamin, the eldest, was a physician,
went to the South, where he spent most of his life —
he died many years since ; Zenas Stebbins (724), Sam-
uel H. Stebbins (430), and Henry Stebbins (745), are
farmers, all now residing in this town. (See these num-
bers). Darius, another son of Gideon, died in infancy.
The Stebbins family were very early settlers in Western
Massachusetts, at Springfield, Northampton, Deerfield,
and other places. The given names of Samuel, Benja-
min, and Joseph, were common names in several branches
of the family. This family can trace their lineage to a
very remote antiquity and to a very reputable ancestry.
A compiler of the genealogy of this family says, " A
glance at the names of the principal settlers in New Eng-
land, should satisfy the most prejudiced Virginian, that
there are many eastern Families that have as good a
claim to ' gentle blood' as any boastful Lee, Randolph, or
Fairfax. In this country, none can boast of an older de-
cent than this family, if we except a few settlers in James-
town, and the Pilgrims of the Mayflower."

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258 APPENDIX.

APPENDIX E.

THE TOWNE rAMILY.

William Towne, Anglo-American, born about the year
1600; came to this country and settled at Salem, about
1640. He had six children — Edmund, born 1629 ; Ja-
cob, born 1631; Joseph, born 1639; three daughters,
Rebeckah, Sarah, and Mary. William moved to Tops-
field in 1652, and remained there during life. He died
at the age of 72. Jacob married Catherine Simons ; he
died in 1704, aged 73. He had six children — John, born
1658; Jacob, born 1660; Catherine, born 1662; Deliv-
erance and Ruth, twins, born 1664 ; and Edmund, born
1666. John, son of Jacob, married Mary Smith, settled
in Topsfield, and removed from there to Framingham in
1700, and from there to Oxford in 1712; he died there
in 1740, aged 82. They had ten children — Mary, born
1681 ; John, died in childhood ; Israel, born 1684; Est-
her, born 1686; Ephraim, born 1688; Jonathan, born
1691; David, born 1693 ; Samuel, born 1695 ; Edmund,
born 1699; and John, 1702. Israel, son of John, mar-
ried Susanna Haven, and removed to Oxford in 1712;
he died there in 1771, nearly 87 years of age. His
widow, Susanna, died in this town, at her son's residence,
in 1787, aged nearly 97. (See No. 104). They had ten
children — Mary, born 1709; Susanna, born 1711, and
died young ; Joseph, died in his minority ; Susanna, born
1717; Elijah born 1719; Moses, born 1721; Iv-iher,
born 1724; Israel, born 1727; Lois, born 1729; Mahit-
ibel, born 1731. Israel, son of Israel, purchased a farm
in Belchertown. in 1749, and came to this place, then
22 years of age ; married Naomi Stebbins, daughter of
Benjamin Stebbins (IS), in 1754. He died in 1805,
aged 78. His wife, Naomi (104), died in 1827, aged 92.
They had 10 children — Amasa, born 1755; Jonathan,
born 1756; "William, /born 1758; Joseph, born 1761;
Benjamin, born 1765 ;'Abncr, born 1767; Naomi, born
1770; Rachel, born 1772 ; Susanna, born 1774; Salem^

APPENDIX. 259

born 1779. Amasa(241), died in Belchertown in 1820,
aged 65. Jonathan (258), died in Belchertown in 1824,
aged 68. William died in Granville, State of New York,
in 1842, aged 84. Joseph died in Pennsylvania in 1825,
aged 64. Abner (353), died in this town in 1828, aged
60. Xaomi married Nathaniel Talmadge, of Ludlow,
and died there in 1835, aged 66. Rebeckah marriejl
Willson White, and died in Granville, State of New York,
in 1800, aged 28. Susanna married Job Holbrook, and
lived in Moscow, State of New York. Salem was a grad-
uate of Middlebury College, Vermont, in 1805 ; has been
extensively engaged in Classical Instruction, at Granville
and Aurora, State of New York, and elsewhere. He has
published several works as Text Books to the English
language, which had an extensive circulation, and were
well approved by the literary public. He has received
the honorary degree of LL. D. Amasa (241), son of Is-
rael, married Margaret Smith, daughter of Deacon Jo-
seph Smith (9) ; they had seven children — Lucretia
(400), married John Witt ; Josiah was a graduate of
Middlebury College, in 1812, studied Theology, was li-
censed to preach, and settled in the ministry in Hanover,
New Hampshire, married Eunice Pennfleld, removed to
Ohio, and continues his ministerial labors in that State.
Lydia (CS7), married Deacon Jonathan Lyman (261).
Israel (878), married Hannah Stacy (541). Abner mar-
ried Eliza Vinton, daughter of Capt. Abiathar Vinton*
formerly of South Hadley, and during a few of the last'
years of his life, of Amherst. She is sister of the Hon.
Samuel Finley Vinton, a leading member in Cordless
from Ohio. Mr. Towne studied Theology, was licensed
to preach, moved to Ohio, and died early in life in that
State. Mary married Quartus Moody of Granby, and
John S. married Rachel Warner. Jonathan (258), son
of Israel, married for his first wife, Polly Holbrook; by
her he had one son, Jonathan, who married Delia R-.imrill.
Jonathan (258). married for his second wife, Miriam
Warner, daughter of Ebenezer Warner (41); his children
by his second wife are Ebenezer W., Charles E., (died),
Wjlliam E., and Mary S. Abner Towne (353), married

260 ] APPENDIX.

Kersiah Fairfield, daughter of (148). They had nine
children — Laura, married Chester Randall ; Almira, mar-
ried Rev. Erastus Benton, of Providence, R. I. ; Joseph
(948), (which see): Naomi S. married Silas Howard;
Louisa married H. T. Filer, of Belchertown ; Josiah,
deceased ; Elizabeth R. married Nathan "Willson ; Ma-
lissa married Ransom Howard.

APPENDIX F.

THE D WIGHT FAMILY.

Nathaniel Dwight, whose name is represented by
(No. 42), in the column of figures, was a native of North-
ampton, and son of Nathaniel Dwight, who early located
at Northampton, about 1689. He was son of Timothy
Dwight, who was son of John Dwight, who came from
England and settled in Dedham, Mass., in 1636. His
name is found of that date, acting as a freeman in that
town. The name is writen Dwite at first, but was soon
changed in the orthography and writen Dwight. John
had one son, Timothy, whose name is found in the records
of Dedham, as an acting freeman, as early as 1637. Tim-
othy, the son of John, had three sons — Henry, Josiah,
and Nathaniel. Nathaniel, son of Nathaniel, and grand-
son of Timothy, came to this town in 1732. He was
brother of Timothy Dwight, Esq., of Northampton, who
was father of the Hon. Timothy Dwight of Northampton,
who was father of Rev. Timothy Dwight, D. D., Presi-
dent of Yale College. Nathaniel (42), the brother of
Timothy, Esq., married Eunice Lyman, sister of Deacon
Aaron Lyman. They had four sons — Elihu, Justus, Eli-
jah, and Pliny. The eldest son, Elihu, married Pene-
lope Graves in 1757, and died in 1 760, leaving one daugh-
ter, Margaret. She married Thomas A. Gates, (See 232).

APPENDIX. 261

Justus married Sarah Lamb ; he died in July, 1824, aged
85. He had six sons — Elihu, a graduate of Dartmouth
College in 1790, studied the medical profession and set-
tled in South Hadley ; "William, died young ; Jonathan,
a farmer settled m Belchertown, died in 1834, (See 455),
aged 64 ; Nathaniel, a farmer, settled in Belchertown,
(See 515); Daniel, a graduate of Dartmouth College in
1796, studied Law and settled in Westmoreland, N. H.,
and is now at the South; Justus (517), settled in this
town, a farmer, died in this town in 1835, aged 54. Jus-
tus, senior, had one daughter, Clarissa, (See 273).

Col. Elijah D wight (215), third son of (42), married
Diana Hinsdale of Deerfield, (See 216). They had seven
sons — Josiah, a graduate of Yale College in 1794, studied
the medical profession, and settled in Portsmouth, N. H. ;
Gamaliel, a merchant, sometime a resident in Boston, died
many years since ; Lyman died young ; Elijah, a mer-
chant, settled in Amherst, and died there October, 1819,
aged 40 ; John, Pliny, and Leonard. He had two daugh-
ters— Martha, married Hezekiah Wright Strong, a law-
yer, settled in Amherst; Susanna D., married Mason
Shaw, Esq., a lawyer, formerly of Castine, Maine, now
residing in this town. Pliny, the fourth son of Nathan-
iel (42), had one child, a daughter, Nancy, (See 321),
Col. Elijah D wight died in 1795, aged 47.

Another family of D wights, a different branch, came
into this town about the time of the commencement of the
Revolutionary War, from Western, (now Warren). Hen-
ry Dwight, (See 197). He was son of Col. Simeon
D wight ; Col. Simeon was son of Henry, who was son
of Timothy, who was son of John, the common ancestor
of all the name in this country. Col. Henry Dwight (197),
had six sons — Henry, a farmer, died in this town in
1841, aged 64 ; Simeon, (636), a mechanic, died in this
town in 1842, aged 63 ; Charles, a farmer, died in this
town in 1815, aged 34'; Solomon died years since ; Thom-
as is at the South, if living ; Peregrine died in the State
of New York in 1842, aged 48, (See 679). Henry
Dwight (197), had two daughters — Sophia (518), the^
eldest, married Justus Dwight, Jr. (517); she died in

262 APPENDIX.

1814, aged 28; Clarissa, the youngest daughter (548),
married Myron Lawrence, Esq., and resides in this town.
Col. Henry D wight (197) had another son not named
above, Joseph Hawley ; he died in the army in 1801, at
Niagara, aged 26. He was the eldest son of Col. Dwight.
Samuel Dwight, who died in this town, April 10, 1817,
aged 52, was brother of Col. Henry Dwight (197). Sam-
uel left two sons, John and Samuel. John died in 1851,
aged 56.

LOCATION AND RESIDENCE OF SOME OF THE DECEND-
ENTS OF JOHN DWIGHT, THE COMMON ANCESTOR.

John Dwight settled at Dedham, 1636.

Second Generation.
One son, Timothy, settled at Dedham.

Third Generation. — Sons of Timothy.

Nathaniel, settled at Northampton, Mass.

Josiah, settled at Woodstock, Conn.

Henry, settled at Hatfield, Mass. ; died 1732.

Fourth Generation.

Samuel, settled at Enfield, Conn.

Daniel, settled at Charleston, South Carolina.

Nathaniel, settled at Belchertown, Mass.

John and Theodore, settled in New Haven, Conn.

Joseph, settled at Great Barrington, Mass.

Josiah, settled at Springfield, Mass. ; died 1768.

Edmund, settled at Halifax, Nova Scotia; died 1755.

William, settled in Sturbridge, Mass.

Locations of some of the 5th and succeeding Generations.

Joseph, settled at Cincinnatus, New York.
Henry W., settled at Stockbridge, Mass.
Jonathan, settled at Springfield, Mass.
Henry, settled at Belchertown, Mass,

APPENDIX. 263

Rev. Timothy, D. D., settled at New Haven, Conn.

Jonathan E., settled at Canajoharrie, N. Y.

Daniel, settled at Dudley, Mass.

Solomon, settled at Hatwick, N. Y.

Israel R. "

Rev. Lewis, settled at Boston, Mass.

Rev. Henry, settled at Geneva, N. Y.

APPENDIX G.

THE PHELPS FAMILY.

Lineage traced from Eliakim Phelps (36) both ivays.

Elidkim Phelps (No. 36), was a native of Northamp-
ton, born 1709, and was son of William Phelps, and
grand-son of William Phelps. William, the grandfather
of Eliakim, was son of Nathaniel Phelps one of the first
settlers in Northampton. Nathaniel, was son of William
Phelps, who first settled in Dorchester, Mass. ; he went
from there to Windsor, Conn, and was many years a mag-
istrate in that Colony ; his name is found among the first
settlers of Windsor, as early as 1640. Eliakim (36),
came to this place in 1731 or 1732, when there were but
five families in the place. He married for his first wife,
Elizabeth Rust of Northampton ; she died in 1752, aged
40 ; by her he had six children. His eldest son, Simeon,
died at Pittsfield in 1776, returning from service in the
Northern Army, aged 34. Simeon was father of Benja-
min (751), and Noah (726). Eliakim, for his second
wife, married Elizabeth Davis from Springfield ; she died
in 1778, aged 64. His eldest son by his second wife, was
William; he died in Northampton, (See 166); his sec-
ond son by his second wife was Eliakim, (See 222). This
Eliakim (222), had four sons— Abner (340), Daniel (462),
William (463), and Eliakim (570). (See these several

264 APPENDIX.

numbers). Eliakim, the father of these four sons, died
in this town in 1824, aged 69. He had two daughters —
the eldest, Asenath, married Thomas Bliss of Brimfield,
in 1813; the other daughter, Diana, married Cornelius
Delano of Northampton.

Joseph Phelps (No. 34), was a native of Northampton,
and a brother of William the father of Eliakim (36), son
to William, and grand-son to Nathaniel. He came here
among the early settlers, and before the year 1736, prob-
ably in 1732. He had a son Joseph, whose wife, Sarah,
(106), was a member of this church. He had two daugh-
ters— the eldest Dinah [Phelps) '70), married Ebenezer
Warner (41). She was the mother of Capt. Elisha War-
ner (722), and of Phineas Warner (235). She died in
1812, aged 80. Her husband, Ebenezer Warner, died
within twenty-four hours of the same time ; also the
same day died the wife of Elisha Warner, her son, with
whom these parents lived, in the same dwelling. The
other daughter of Joseph Phelps, Deborah, remained un-
married through life. She died in 1816, aged 74.

APPENDIX H.

THE W A R N E R FAMILY.

Traced from Ebenezer Warner (41) both ways.

Ebenezer Warner (No. 41), a native Hatfield, and
son of Ebenezer Warner of Hatfield, was born 1729.
Ebenezer Warner of Hatfield, was son of Daniel Warner
of Hatfield, born 1681. Daniel Warner of Hatfield, was
one of the first settlers in that place, in 1661 ; died there
April 30, 1692. He was son of Andrew Warner, who
was one of the first settlers of Hartford, Conn., and died
there December 18, 1684. Ebenezer Warner, the son of
Daniel, and grand-son of Andrew, married Ruth Ely in

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1709. They had several children — Ruth, born 1712 :
died 1730 ; Martha, born 1715 ; Moses (39), born 1717 ;
Lydia, born 1719; Eli, born 1722; John, born 1727;
and Ebenezer, born 1729. Moses Warner (39), married
Sarah Porter in 1739. Their children were Seth (180),
born 1740. Seth was father of Titus Warner who died
in Amherst, April 12, 1818, aged 50. Titus was father
of the late Alonzo Warner, Park, Seth and George. Park
resides in Granby ; Seth and George have moved away.
The second son of Moses Warner, and brother of (180),
was Jonathan Warner; he died in this place in 1782,
aged 31. He was father of the first wife of Theodore
Bridgman, (See 326). The other sons of Moses (39),
were Moses, resided in Hatfield, and Eli, who went to
Granby. Moses, the father, died in this town in 1759,
aged 42; his wife died here in 1757, aged 36. Ebene-
zer (41), brother of Moses (39), married Dinah Phelps
(70). They had four sons — Elisha, (722) ; he died in
this town in 1829, aged 77; Josiah, who died in 1782,
aged 28 ; Elihu, who died in 1798, aged 40 ; and Phin-
eas Warner (235), who died in 1848, aged 85. The
daughters of Ebenezer (41), and Dinah (70), were Philo-
theta (136) : she married Elijah Howe (135), in 1770,
and died in 1771, aged 28; Hulda (201): she married
Capt. Simeon Bardwell, in 1781, and died in 1782, aged
25 ; Esther, married Artemas Green of Granby, in 1788 ;
Molly, or Miriam: she married for her first husband
Capt. Jonathan Towne (258), in 1801 : he died in 1824 ;
she afterwards married James Whitcomb of Williams-
burgh, in 1826. Elisha (722), married Sarah Scott
(263), February, 1776, for his his first wife ; she died in
1812, aged 62. He again married, but left no children
by either marriage. Phineas (235), married Sally Rich:
she died in 1831, aged 62. He again married in 1832
(618). Their sons are Theron, Ebenezer, and Jairus ;
their daughters — Henrietta (444), married (720, which
see) ; Sally, married Lucius F. Newton of Monson : died
in 1828, aged 24. These sons and daughters were all
children of the first marriage ; Phineas Warner left no
children by the second marriage.
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266 APPENDIX.

APPENDIX I.

THE BAEB¥ELI FAMILY.

Joseph Bardwell (No. 66), was a native of Hatfield,
born 1713, and son of John Bardwell. John was son of
^Robert Bardwell who came from London to Boston about
the year 1670. He was a hatter by trade. Between
1670 and 1680 he removed to Hatfield; there he raised
a family. His son John was an early settler in Cold
Spring; he came here about the year 1732. He had
three sons — Martin, Joseph and Jonathan. Martin was
of adult age, Joseph about 19 years old, and Jonathan
about 8 years old when the father came to this place. I
can find no record from Church or Precinct, stating the
death of either John Bardwell or of his eldest son, Martin.
We have no Church or Parish records of any deaths for
twenty-five years from the first settlement of the place.
Martin married and had a family. One son, Martin, born
1740, died in 1824; a daughter, Experience, married
Eldad Parsons (223), in 1780; a daughter, Katherine,
married Daniel Smith, Jr. (238), in 1776. Martin, who
died in 1824, aged 84, had a son, Martin, who died in
this place in 1814, aged 43 ; he was father of Oromal
Bardwell and Antipas S. Bardwell, now residing in this
place. Joseph (66), the second son of John, had three
eons— Joseph (233), born 1750 ; Elijah (182), born
1753 ; Obadiah, born 1757. Joseph (233), married Sybil
Smith, daughter of (11), and sister of Rev. Ethan Smith,
in 1774 ; they had eleven children — Haddassa (303),
Electa (304), (See these numbers) ; Theodotia, married
Ira Parsons, moved to Rutland, Vt., and died there July
1842, aged 51 ; Josiah Bardwell, Esq., for many years a
merchant and prominent man in South Hadley : he died
there March 22, 1845, aged 67; two of the children
died in early life; Deacon . Alonzo Bardwell, of South

* This name is written Robhert in the ancient records.

APPENDIX. 267

Hadley ; one daughter married Col. Timothy Lyman,
late of Chester, deceased ; several of the children are still
living, not herein named.

Capt. Elijah Bardwell, the second son of Joseph (66),
married Sarah W. Smith, daughter of (11), and sister of
his brother Joseph's wife, in 1777. Rev. Horatio Bard-
well, missionary to Syria and Palestine, is son of these
parents. (See Nos. i82and 183).

Jonathan Bardwell, third son of John, had two sons —
Simeon and Jonathan. Simeon married Hulda Warner,
daughter of (41), in 1781: she died in 1782, aged 25.
Simeon moved from this place to the South, about the
year 1794. His brother Jonathan married Anna Eddy in
1781 ; he remained here through life. (See his number,
753). He had two sons — Simeon and Jonathan. Sim-
eon died in Virginia in 1835, aged 50 ; his brother Jona-
than is at the South, if living. Their father, Jonathan
(753), died in this town in 1828, aged 76.

Obadiah Bardwell, third son of Joseph (66), married
Mahitibel Smith in 1782. Dr. Chester Bardwell, now a
practising physician in Whately, is their son.

APPENDIX K.

THE HANNUM FAMILY.

Samuel Hannum No. (27), was a native of Northamp-
ton, born in the year 1692, and was son of John Han-
num. John was son of William Hannum, from England,
one of the earliest settlers in Northampton. He died in
1677. His will was proved in the Probate Court, Au-
gust 23d, 1677. His son John died in 1710. His will
was proved in the Probate Court, February, 1711. John
left two sons that came to Cold Spring with families, in
1732. William, the eldest, born in 1690, and died in
this town in 1756, leaving three sons. Moses, the eldest
son of William, born 1718, died 1802. (See 29). He

268 APPENDIX.

left four sons — William, who moved to the State of New
York ; Moses (549 J) ; Joshua, who died in this town un-
married, in 1824, aged 65 ; David, born 1763, and mov-
ed from this place many years since. Moses (549J) died
in 1836, aged 79, leaving two sons — Pliny, who moved
to Pelham, and died there in 1845, aged 63, and Stiles
(1063 J), now residing in this town. Aaron, the second
son of William, and brother of (29), born 1722, and died
in this town in 1776; he left one son, Caleb, who died
in Greenwich, in 1833, aged 83. Josiah Hannum, a
blacksmith by trade, and moved from this place years
since, was a son of Caleb. Gideon Hannum, the third
son of William, and brother of (29) and (31), born 1726,
and died in 1786 ; he left four sons — Justus, born 1756 :
Solomon (217) ; Elijah (794) ; Daniel (757), (See these
numbers). Descendants of Elijah and Daniel, are now re-
siding in this place. Samuel Hannum (27), the younger
brother of William, came with him to Cold Spring, and
died in 1780, aged 88, leaving two sons — Samuel, born
1732, and died in 1809, unmarried; Phin -. seoe/nd son
of Samuel 27), born 1743, and died 1809, leaving three
sons — Phineas (737), Gamaliel (521), Oliver (520), and a
daughter (522). (See these numbers).

APPENDIX L.

THE GRAVES FAMILY.

Jonathan Graves (No. 12), was a native of Hatfield,
born 1702, son of Jonathan Graves, grandson of* Isaac
Graves, and great-grand-son of Thomas Graves, one of
the first settlers in Hatfield. Thomas had two sons, John
and Isaac. Thomas settled in Hatfield, before Hatfield was
incorporated : when it was included within the limits of
Hadley. John Graves had one son, Samuel, born in
1657. He died in 1694. He left three sons, Jonathan,

APPENDIX. 269

John, and Thomas. In 1695, John was appointed guard-
ian to Nathan Graves, a minor. Thomas Graves (No. 60),
son of Samuel, married Lydia Graves, a daughter of Isaac
Graves. John Graves (62), was born in Hatfield, in
1719; Jonathan Graves (12), had three sons — Perez,
Jonathan, and Joseph. These families came from Hat-
field to this place very early in the settlement here, be-
tween 1731 and 1735. Perez, the eldest son, went into
the French War, in 1758 ; he made his Will in May that
year, went immediately into the service, and died in the
army in September or October the same fall. His Will
was proved in October the same year, by which he gave
to his brother Joseph his Tan Yard and some other prop-
erty, to his brother Jonathan forty shillings, and to his sis-
ter, Penelope Dwight, 65 acres of land. This sister had
married Elilm Dwight, the eldest son of Capt. Nathaniel
Dwight, in 1757 ; he also gave a handsome suit of clothes
to Miss Susanna Lyman, (his bethrothed as is supposed).
She was the daughter of Deacon Aaron Lyman (3). She
afterwards, in 1763, married Capt. ElihuKent, of Sufficld,
Conn. Joseph Graves, son of Jonathan, died in this town
in 1796, aged 62, leaving a large family — Perez, born
1762; Josiah D. (459), born 1772; Jonathan, born
1774: Elijah, born 1776: died at two years of age;
Elijah, born 1779: died 1799; Joseph" (459.J), born
1783. The daughters were Margaret, married Benjamin
Howe, a brother of Dr Estes Howe, in 1785; Susanna
(267) ; Electa (253), married Deacon Aaron Lyman
(230), son of (221), and grand-son of (3), in 1788. The
Graves family have all removed from this place ; many of
them were communicants in this church, and notices of
them will be found by turning to their respective num-
bers.

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270 APPENDIX.

APPENDIX M.

THE COWLES FAMILY.

Traced from Israel Coioles (56), both ways.

Israel Coioles (56), was a native of Hatfield, son of
John Cowles of Hatfield, born in 1726. John the father
moved to Amherst, about 1729. His son John (85), was
born at Amherst in 1731. John, the father, was son of
Jonathan Cowles of Hatfield ; Jonathan was son of John
Cowles who went from Hartford, Conn, to Hatfield,
among the first settlers of that place. He had two sons —
Jonathan and Samuel ; Samuel had two sons — Samuel
and Ebenezer. Samuel, son of Samuel and brother of
Ebenezer, early went to Coventry, Conn. ; his father,
Samuel, died at Hatfield in 1744 ; by his Will he gave to
his son Samuel, living in Coventry, his lands in Coventry ;
to his son Ebenezer, his debts due to him and his house-
hold furniture. Ebenezer lived in Hatfield. A branch
of this family from John, the common ancester, early
went to Farmington, Conn. The two brothers, Israel
(56), and John (85), were among the early settlers here,
though not among the first ; they probably came here in
1752. They both engaged in service in the French War,
and went from this place for the relief of Fort William
Henry, in 1757. Israel died in this town in 1797, aged
nearly 71. He left two sons — Josiah (272), born 1760,
and Amasa (436), born 1768. Josiah died in 1822, leav-
ing three sons — Israel (727), Mala, (1228), and Josiah
(1280). Josiah died in 1851, aged 58. Descendants
from these branches of the family are residing among us.
Amasa (436), left one son, Ariel, and a daughter (1084).
John Cowles (85), died in 1811, aged 80. He left sons —
John (191), born 1758 : he died in 1830; Abner, born
1761 : he died in May, 1837 ; Joshua (341), born 1775 :
died in 1842; Enos, (481,) born 1777; Vester, born
1779. Descendants from these branches of the family
are residing here.

APPENDIX. 271

APPENDIX N.

THE ANCESTRY AND LINEAGE OF MRS. SARAH PORTER,
WIFE OF REY. EXPERIENCE PORTER.

Mrs. Porter was the eldest daughter of Dr. Phineas
Smith, formerly of Sharon, Conn. Dr. Smith was a lin-
eal descendant of from Rev. Henry Smith, the first set-
tled minister of Weathersfield, Conn., who came to1 this
country from England, in 1630, and landed at Plymouth,
He had been ordained a protestant minister in England.
There is a record in family descendants, stating that the
Rev. Henry Smith was installed in the ministry iD
Weathersfield, in 1637. (See Note A).

In a very valuable recent publication of the " Foote
Family," by Nathaniel Goodwin, Esq., of Hartford,
there is the following notice of Rev. Henry Smith :
*' The first notice we have of him, is on the records of the
first church in Charlestown, Mass., where, according to
an entry therein, himself and Dorothy his wife, were ad-
mitted to full communion of the church, on the 5th of
the 10th month, 1637. As near as can be ascertained, he
was installed in Weathersfield, in the spring of 1641, at
which time the church was regularly organized. Mr.
Smith died in 1648. But little is known of his ministry,
as not a vestage of a church record is to be found during
his life."

He left a widow, who married John Russell, senior,
the father of Rev. John Russell, who was his immediate
successor in the ministry at Weathersfield, and who
moved from there with a majority of his church, to Iiad-
iey, Mass., in 1659. Mrs. Smith was again left a widow
by the death of Mr. Russell, and moved to Hadley with
Rev. John Russell, in 1659. Rev. John Russell died in
Hadley, December 10, 1692, in the 66th year of his age.
Rev. Henry Smith left one son, Joseph ; he married, had
a family, and died leaving one son, Ichabod ; he married,
had a family, and died leaving four sons — Samuel, James,
Ichabod, and Joseph. These four brothers were farmers
and resided in Suffield, Conn. Samuel was born in 1697.

272 APPENDIX.

At 23 years of age lie married a daughter of Rev. Cot-
ton Mather, of Boston. Rev. Cotton Mather was son
of Rev. Increase Mather, President of Harvard Col-
lege from 1685 to 1701. He was son to Rev. Rich-
ard Mather, who was chosen teacher in the first church
gathered in Dorchester, Mass., in 1636. Rev. Richard
Mather was father of Rev. Eleazer Mather, the first min-
ister of Northampton, ordained there in 1661.

Samuel Smith, the eldest son of Ichahod, (and grand-
son of Rev. Henry), had four sons and one daughter,
Elizabeth ; she married Graves Loomis, of Suffield, Conn.,
and had a large family of children. His sons were Dan,
Cotton Mather, Simeon, and Paul. The eldest son, Dan,
was born in Suffield in 1731 ; he married Kersiah Devo-
tion in 1752; she was daughter of Rev, Ebenezer Devo-
tion ; they had one daughter, Lucy ; she married Wil-
liam Goodrich, of Sharon, Conn.

The eldest son, Dr. Phineas Smith, was born in Suf-
field, Conn., January, 1755. He married Abigail Lay,
of Lyme ; they had five sons and two daughters. Rich-
ard, the eldest son, born 1779, was a graduate of Yale
College in 1797, studied the profession of law, settled in
practice in Batavia, New York, has been Surrogate of the
County, and is still residing in that place.

Frederick, the second son, born 1782, educated a mer-
chant, died unmarried, at Natchez, Mississippi, in 1817.

Phineas, the third son, born 1785, educated a merchant ;
after arriving at the age of manhood he turned his atten-
tion to the study of Theology, was licensed to preach,
settled in the ministry, and is now in the State of Michi-
gan in professional labors. He married Miss Sophia
Tryon, daughter of Hon. John Tryon, of New Lebanon.

John L., the fourth son, born 1787, resides in the State
of New York. George, the youngest son of Dr. Phineas
Smith, born 1793, was a graduate of Yale College in
1812, went to the South, and died early in life. Sarah
(554), the eldest daughter, married Rev. Experience Por-
ter, in 1806; she died in 1825. (See Historical Sketch
of her, page 59). Elizabeth, the youngest daughter
(565), married Samuel Strong, Esq., and resides in this

APPENDIX. 273

place. Dan Smith, Esq., the youngest brother of Dr.
Phineas Smith, of whom mention is made in the sketch of
Mrs. Porter, married Betsey Hunter in 1780, and remov-
ed from Sharon, Conn., to West Haven, Vt., in 1788.
They had two sons and three daughters. Their eldest
son, John Devotion, was educated a merchant, went to
the South, and died in early life ; William Hunter, the
youngest son, was a farmer, resided in Vergennes, Vt,
married Electa, daughter of Hon. Samuel Strong, of Ver-
gennes, and died in 1843, aged 53 ; Lucy Maria, their
eldest daughter, married Hon Moses Strong, of Rutland,
Vt., a lawyer by profession, in 1801 : she died there in
1823, aged 40 ; Betsey Matilda, the second daughter,
married Mark Doolittle, the author of these sketches, in
1807; she died in 1814, aged 28; Lorane, the third
daughter, married Rev. Nathan S. S. Beman, D. D., of
Troy, New York, in 1811, his first wife ; she died in the
State of Georgia in 1818, aged 30.

Rev. Cotton Mather Smith, the second son of Samuel
Smith, and uncle of Dr. Phineas Smith, was many years
a settled minister in Sharon, Conn. He had one son,
Hon. John Cotton Smith, Governor of Connecticut
from 1813 to 1817. He was also a member of Congress
and a judge of the Supreme Court of Conn.

APPENDIX P.

THE DOOII1TLE FAMILY.

Abraham Doolittle, supposed to -be .Idle pi#gogj.tor of
all by the name of Doolittle in this country, came from
England and settled in New Haven, Conn., about the
year 1640 or 1642. In 1644 he took the oath of fidelity
in the Colony, and acted as Executive County Officer in
New Haven. He was one of the three appointed by the
New Haven Committee, to superintend the affairs of the

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274 APPENDIX.

New Settlement. This " New Settlement " was after-
wards, in 1670, incorporated into a town by the name of
Wallingford. He was one of the first settlers in that
town, and before its incorporation. He was one of the
village Vigilence Committee in the time of King Phillip's
war ; his honse was protected by a picket fort, against
an attack by the Indians. He married, and by his first
wife he had two sons and two daughters. Abraham, his
eldest son, was born February 12, 1649 ; John, his sec-
ond son, was born June 14, 1655; Elizabeth and Mary
were the names of his daughters. After the death of his
first wife, he married Elizabeth Mosse, July 2, 1663. By
his second wife he had seven children. Samuel, his eld-
est son by his second wife, was born July 7, 1665 ; the
other sons by the second marriage were, Joseph, Ebene-
zer, Daniel, and Theophilus. Abraham Doolittle died in
1690. Joseph, his son, married Sarah Brown, daughter
of Samuel Brown; he died in May 1733, aged 66. Eb-
enezer married Sarah Hall, daughter of Samuel Hall :
he died in December, 1711, aged 39. Daniel married
Hannah Cornwall ; he resided in Middletown. Theoph-
ilus married Thankful Hall, daughter of David Hall.
John, the second son of Abraham by his first wife, mar-
ried for his first wife, Mary Peck, February 13, 1682.
His second wife was Grace Blakesley. Benjamin, a son
of John, born July 10, 1695, was a graduate of Yale Col-
lege in 1716, studied Theology, and was settled in the
ministry in Northfield, Mass., in 1718: the first settled
minister in that place ; he married Lydia Todd, October
14, 1717; he died suddenly in Northfield, January 9,
1748. Samuel, a brother of Rev. Benjamin, moved from
Wallingford to Northfield, and died there in 1736, leav-
ing two sons, Ephraim and Moses. Daniel, son of the
first -%i LMwn;- "WillI!1 in Wallingford in 1755, aged 80:
he left a son by the name of David. An. only daughter
of David, Elizabeth, married David Brooks, a graduate of
Yale College in 1768.

Abraham Doolittle, 2d, married for his first wife,
Mercy Holt, daughter of William Holt of New Haven,
Nov. 9, 1680 ; by her he had two sons and two daugh-

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APPENDIX. 275

ters. John, the eldest son, born August 13, 1681 ; Abra-
ham, born March 27, 1684; Sarah, born February, 1686,
and Susanna, born April 15, 1688. His second wife was
Ruth Lathrop, from New London, a sister of John and
Joseph Lathrop; she died leaving no children. Abra-
ham, 2d, married for a second wife Elizabeth Thorp,
daughter of Samuel Thorp ; by her he had three sons —
Samuel, Joseph, and Thomas, born between the years
1698 and 1705 inclusive. John Doolittle, the eldest son
of Abraham, 2d, married for his first wife, Mary Freder-
ick, daughter of William Frederick of New Haven, Feb-
ruary 28, 1705 ; after her death he married Mary Lewis.
By these two wives he had ten children : four sons
and six daughters. His sons were, John, Frederick,
Obed, and Nathan; his daughters, Susanna, Eunice,
Phebe, Mary, Kersiah, and Patience. These children
were born between the years 1707 and 1732 inclusive.
He died at Wallingford in in 1745.

John, the eldest son of John, and grand-son of Abra-
ham, 2d, born February 6, 1712, married in 1734, had
two sons and two daughters ; his sons were Philemon
and Titus ; his daughters, Eunice and Hannah. He
died at Wallingford in 1746. Philemon, his eldest son,
married Lydia Hall, January 5, 1757. He had four sons
and five daughters. His sons were John Frederick, Rice,
Jared, and Jesse ; his daughters, Phebe, Kersiah, Lydia,
Patience, and Hannah. Philemon moved from Walling-
ford, Conn., to Blandford, Mass., in 1771, and again
moved to Western New York in 1795.

Titus Doolittle, Esq., the youngest son of John, and
great-grand-son of Abraham, 2d, was born at Walling-
ford, June 12, 1745; married Maty Lewis, daughter of
Dr. Lewis of Wallingford. In 1771 h^novedfromWal-
lingford to Westfield, Mass., wTfff^^ffl^H^^ The
part of Westfield where he settled was incorporated into
a town by the name of Russell, in 1792. He was a
farmer by occupation. He had five sons and three daugh-
ters. His eldest son, John, died in early life, unmarried ;
his second son, Titus, a farmer by occupation, married

276 APPENDIX.

Mary Tracy, daughter of Rev. Stephen Tracy, of Norwich,
Mass., in 1794 ; she died in 1843. He is living in Pains-
ville, Ohio. He has had a family of ten children, most
of whom have died ; has no son living. Joel, the third
son, was a graduate of Yale College in 1799, was a Tutor
in the College at Middlebury, Vt., studied the profession
of law, settled in business at Middlebury ; married Sa-
rah P. Fitch, daughter of Ephraim Fitch, Esq., of Paw-
let, Vt. He was at sundry times a member of the State
Legislature, of the Governor's Council, and many years a
Judge of the Supreme Court of the State of Vermont. He
was a member of the Corporation of Middlebury College.
The last State office that he held, was that of member of the
Board of the Council of State Censors ; he was chosen
President of the Board. He died at Middlebury, March
9, 1841, aged 67. He left four sons and two daughters.
His sons were, John Titus, Charles Hubbard, Joel, and
Mark Raboteau. These sons are in Ohio ; three of them
in Painsville. His daughters were, Sarah and Elizabeth.
The fourth son, Amasa, a farmer by occupation, resided
in Cheshire, Conn. ; he married Mary Hitchcock, daugh-
ter of Amasa Hitchcock, of Cheshire ; he died in 1825,
aged 49, leaving one son, Amasa Lewis, now residing in
Cheshire, and one daughter, Mary ; she married Reuben
Palmer, Esq., and now resides in West Springfield, Mass.
Mark, the fifth and youngest son, was a graduate of Yale
College in 1804, studied the legal profession, settled in
Belchertown, and is the author of these Sketches. For
his first wife he married Betsey Matilda Smith, daughter
of Dan Smith, Esq., of West Haven, Vt ; she died Nov.
13, 1814, aged 28. (See Appendix N, page 271). She
left two daughters — Lucy Maria, born August, 1809, mar-
ried T^Jj^ra^^^Johnson of Belchertown, in 1834,
and r^^^Sae^^ffiff^Tace"; Betsey Matilda, born in
May 1814, married John Stacy, a graduate in 1837 of
Yale College, in 1838. They now reside in Addison,
State of New York. He is Principal in an Institution
for Classical Instruction. August 10, 1817, Mark Doo-
little married for his second wife, Sarah T. Raboteau,
daughter of Charles C. Raboteau, Esq., formerly of

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Newburyport. By this marriage lie had two children:
William C, who died in earty childhood, and Sarah Lo-
rane, who died July 29, 1842, aged 18 years. The
daughters of Titus Doolittle, Esq., were, Elizabeth,
married Abraham Bradley of Russell ; she died April
28, 1831, aged 64, leaving sons and daughters. Mary,
married Noble Fowler of Southwick, Mass. ; she died
March 11, 1847, aged 78, leaving four sons. Martha,
married Solomon Gillett of Colchester, Conn., and now
resides in that place. Titus Doolittle, Esq., died Nov.
23, 1818.

1st Generation, Abraham Doolittle, died Aug. 11, 1690, aged 70.
2d " Abraham Doolittle, 2d, died Nov. 10, 1732, aged 83.

3d " John Doolittle, died Nov. 1746, aged 65.

4th " John Doolittle, 2d, died Nov. 1747, aged 35.

5th « Titus Doolittle.

6th " Mark Doolittle.

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NOTES.

NOTE A.

I am inclined to think that there is an error in date of
the record stating that Rev. Henry Smith was installed
at Wethersfield, in 1637. It was probahly in 1641.
It is stated by Mr. Goodwin, in his work before alluded
to, that previous to the installation of Rev. Henry Smith
as the first pastor of the church at Wethersfield, Rev.
Richard Denton and Rev. Mr. Pruden labored with the
people, until the former left in 1641, for Rippowams, and**
the latter joined his own church at Milford. Previous to
1641, unhappy divisions arose in that church; the con-
tention was carried before the General Court, at Hart-
ford, in 1640. In these contentions several names are
given, of those prominent in that controversy. Mr.
Smith's name is not used or adverted to in these conten-
tions, till 1643, when he became the object of censure
and severe accusation. These charges were finally brought
before the Governor and Magistrates, and fully heard,
and Mr. Smith cleared from all imputation of blame or
wrong, by the unanimous decision of the whole Court,
and an order passed, to be read in the several towns, for
clearing Mr. Smith from all accusations against him;
and another order passed, that whosoever should be con-
victed, under two witnesses, of renewing or continuing
the former complaints against him, shall forfeit to the
County ten pounds. In 1 644 a part of the church seced-
ed and made a settlement in Totocket, (now Branford),
an,d the contentions ceased.

280 NOTES.

NOTE B. (From page 14).

There is nothing to be found on our church, or precinct
records, stating the nature of the difficulties that existed
between Mr. Billing and the church, which lead to his
dismission. I have in my possession, manuscripts one
hundred years old, handed down from father to son, cast-
ing some light on this subject. A presentation of it is in
the following document, under date of 1750 :

"In as much as many are endeavouring to destroy ye
Rev. Mr. Edward Billing's character, and prevent his be-
ing useful and serviceable to ye souls of our fellow men,
we think ourselves obliged to let ye world know ye follow-
ing things, namely : that ye rise and ground of ye fierce
contention at Cold Spring with Mr. Billing, was his dif-
fering sentiments from most of y° church with respect to
ye qualifications for ye enjoyment of ye two sacraments,
upon ye account of his holding that none but visible
christians or saints were to be admitted to y° special or-
dinance. A guat clamour was raised in this part of the
country, and church meetings were frequently called to
prepare ye way for Mr. Billing's dismission ; and at last
ye church and pastor agreed in passing ye following vote :
4 The pastor and church at Cold Spring, being divided in
their sentiments with regard to ye qualifications which
give a right to i full communion' in ye church, when con-
vened at ye meeting house, yc 2d Tuesday of September,
1750, voted to call a Council, in a convenient time, to
consider and give advice with regard to their difficult
circumstances, resulting from ye above mentioned differ-
ent sentiments. Voted, at a church meeting, 9th of Oc-
tober, 1750, yl ye business of ye Council, whenever called,
shall be this, viz : to endeavour to accommodate the dif-
ference between pastor and church, and if the endeavours
prove ineffectual, then proceed to determine whether pas-
tor and church, being of different sentiments as above
mentioned, be a reasonable ground for separating them'."

The Council convened, but I can find no result speci-
fied of their doings. The differences of opinion as to

NOTES. 281

qualifications for the enjoyment of the two sacraments
were not reconciled. I can find nowhere the point of dif-
ference between Mr. Billing and a majority of the church
specifically stated, or the thing claimed by one party, and
denied by the other. We have seen (page 16 and 17),
that those embracing the half-way covenants, admitted
persons to baptism and to the church, as being in " a
state of education," and upon a moral sincerity ; yet did
not admit them to "full communion''' — that in form the
church had distinct covenants, one for those thus admit-
ted, and one for such as were admitted to full commun-
ion. From all the sources of information that have come
within my reach, I infer that Mr. Billing did not fellow-
ship this practice, or believe it to be scriptural. It is
clear to my own mind, that Mr. Billing maintained that
none should be admitted into covenant relation to the
church, or entertained as members in any sense, but such
as professed experimental religion. Such a faith as the
half-way covenant churches required of those that were
admitted to "full communion''' — that none but such had
any right, on their own account, to participate in the or-
dinances cf the church. This question did not touch the
right of infant baptism upon the faith of parents, but ap-
plied to those only who on their own account sought the
privileges of the church, without any profession of exper-
imental religion.

I have found no evidence that this question which dis-
turbed the peace of the church in Mr. Billing's day, and
caused his dismission, was ever a disturbing subject after
the settlement of Mr. Forward. The Articles of Faith
adopted at his settlement, were those of the Reformation,
and such as have ever been held" by the church since.
Other trials, however, were visited upon the settlers. The
war between England and France, in which the Colonies
were involved, was severe in demands on their time, ser-
vice, and means of living ; heavy drafts for money and
men were made repeatedly. In 1757 a draft was made
fox forty one effective militia men to go into that service
as soldiers. The order was complied with. It embraced
no small portion of the heads of families in the place,
25*

282

NOTES.

and on whom their prosperity in civil and religious af-
fairs depended. Thirty-two of this number that went
out were church members ; they were out different lengths
of time ; it proved a sore calamity to the settlers, and
would have been such if their pay had been more. Their
remuneration was very small. At a session of the Gen-
eral Court, held in June, 1758, an order passed for pay-
ment of those of the militia who had been out in that
campaign, as follows :

10" $1,67 per day.

88 1,33 "

For each Colonel,

" " Lt. Colonel,

" " Major,

" " Chaplain,

" " Captain,

" " Surgeon,

" " Lieutenant,

" " Ensign,

" " Adjutant,

" " Serjeant,

" " Corporal,

" " Soldier,

10"

299d
2'8d

1,17
83
83
75
62J
50
50
47
46
44

ERRATA.

Page.
22

79

81
103

117
122
122
127

129
135

171
174
183
184
275
276

17th line from top read, " obey them" for "obey
it."'

14th line from bottom, read "Rev. Sam'l Wol-

cott installed" for dismissed.
3d line from top, read " 1737" for " 1837."'
Against marginal No. (123), read daughter of

(58) for (53).

Against marginal No. (230), read (253) for
(243.)

Against marginal No. (260), read (254) for

(264.)

Against marginal No. (261), read daughter of

(233) for (223.)
Against marginal No (300), read Anna wife of

(299) for (298.)

Against marginal No. (316), read John Marshall

(485) for (585.)
Against marginal No. (370), read Jotham for

Jonathan Randall.
Top of the page, read sister of (655) and (656)

for (656) and (657)
Against marginal No. (704), read daughter of

(223) for (233.)
Against marginal No. (802), read " Ezra Ward"

for " Ezra Wood."1

Against marginal No. (813), read " Swinington"
for *L Stowington."

6th line from top, read " married for a third
wife," instead of " second wife."

8th line from bottom, read "Dr. Horatio Thom-
son." for "Dr. Horatio T. Johnson."

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